Regional Development Italy has been massively influenced by Post-Fordist systems of economic production and has thus shaped regional development. The area known as “The Third Italy” is characterized by a high degree of inter-firm coordination and integration (Van Egeraat, 2002). The origins of Post-Fordism can be traced back to Italy, many believe this is where Post-Fordism was founded, by two industrial sociologists, Piore and Sabel (Rikowski, 2008). Jessop (und.) has made the arguments that regions
Regional economic integration initiatives has been prospect of enhanced economic growth in South African construction industry. The impact of regional economic integration and globalization on construction industries in South Africa is evidenced by the decreasing market share of the local players in the industry. Developing countries need to institute radical reforms in their development agenda in order to leapfrog, and bridge this difference. That is why increase in foreign participation in construction
With the development of urbanization and industrialization in China, the level of city economics is improved constantly, the contradiction between limited supply of land resource and unlimited demand of economics becomes more and more extruded (Sun 2012) Regional economic development differences are expanding as well, which is restricted the sustainable development of land economics. Land economic density is an important index to measure the land utilization efficiency and urban economic development
Economic growth – the annual rate of increase in a country’s gross domestic product (GDP) – is what determines the material well – being of people within a society. It is the process of accelerating growth that has allowed for a better style of living for majority of people as compared to the standards of living of say, 100 years ago. Though there has been an increased clamor by economists and policy makers for a broader perspective to economic growth – to include poverty alleviation, reduce inequality
transport system will look for freight, passenger services and infrastructure perspectives. The passenger study 2010-2011 (The Finnish Transport Agency 2012). According to passenger transportation years 2010-2011 Finnish people do over 5 billion domestic travels in a year. In addition the necessity of great distance transportation is big. The demand of freight transportation will especially affect economic development and structure of industries. It can also affect traffics energy- and environmental
on the platform of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) initiated the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) in July 2003 at the Maputo Summit to serve as a framework to assist in accelerating agricultural development and for that matter food security in the continent. The summit
How to study regionalism in Greater East Asia For a long time, East Asia’s regional institutional environment was based on comparison with the European case What is Regionalism? On the Concept of region, regionalism and regionalization “Katzenstein defines regions as having both “material and symbolic dimensions” that are traceable in “patterns of behavioral interdependence and political practice.”3 In other words, regions “reflect the power and purpose of states.”4 This emphasizes the importance
agglomeration economies and their effects on economic growth for better or for worse and look at what role it plays exactly and how big of a role that is as well as discussing its possible advantages or disadvantages for economic growth. Through the literature observed for this research paper I will attempt to argue why and how agglomeration economies help and promote economic growth or perhaps one could find that agglomeration economies do not help to promote economic growth, to shed more light on the matter
problems using an eclectic interdisciplinary array of analytical tools and theoretical perspectives. There are major actor in International Political Economy such as : 1. States : OECD members, G-20, BRIC 2. International organization : WTO, WEF 3. Multinational companies (MNCs) : energy (such as “seven sisters”), technology, consumer goods, etc. 4. International monetary order : IMF, World Bank, ADB, IDB, AIIB 5. Regional organization : ASEAN, NATO, Arab League, MERCOSUR, SADC Indonesia as one of the
September 27, 2015 started the campaign “One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities” spotlighting the transformative potential of tourism and its capability to address some of the world´s most pressing challenges, including socio-economic growth, inclusive development and environmental preservation. However, in order to harness these benefits of tourism, increasing the competitiveness of the destinations is the only way out. It is an increasingly