Critical reflections on regional competitiveness : theory, policy and practice

• Main Author: Bristow, Gillian, 1970- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010
• Edition: 1st pub.
• Series: Routledge studies in human geography
• Subjects: regionální ekonomie; regionální politika; konkurenceschopnost; hospodářská soutěž; regional economics; regional policy; competitiveness; competition; studie; studies
• ISBN: 9780415471596
• Physical Description: viii, 186 s. ; 25 cm

Table of Contents:

• What is regional competitiveness?
• The political economy of regional competitiveness
• Competitiveness and the "one-size-fits-all" regional policy consensus
• Performance indicators and rankings : deconstructing competitiveness league tables
• Resisting or re-stating competitiveness? Variation, recontextualisation and the role of the regional state
• The limits to competitiveness
• Resilient regions : re"place"-ing regional competitiveness