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The regional competitiveness: an alternative approach

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  • Paolo Rizzi

    (Department of Social and Economic Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza)

  • Paola Graziano

    (Local Economy Laboratory, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza)

  • Antonio Dallara

    (Local Economy Laboratory, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza)

Abstract

Competitiveness is the goal of country and regional strategies of development, but it’s also the main focus of several scientific analyses, ranging from strictly economic approaches to evolutionary and holistic points of view. The objective of the paper is to analyse the complex concept of sustainable competitiveness, starting from a multidimensional approach, with output and driver variables. In this paper the focus is on output of competitiveness which is defined by the concept of virtuosity, broken down into the three pillars of sustainability. This model is novel compared to previous theoretical frameworks, which primarily focus on competitiveness output in terms of production and income, or don’t take into sufficient account the distinction between output and driver variables. The approach is applied to the case of European regions, to get a map of regional virtuosity, with some unexpected regions, able to balance the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability.

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  • Paolo Rizzi & Paola Graziano & Antonio Dallara, 2015. "The regional competitiveness: an alternative approach," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 123(3), pages 307-336.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2015:v:123:i:3:p:307-336
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    1. Alexandru Pavel & Bogdan Andrei Moldovan & Karima Kourtit & Peter Nijkamp, 2020. "Urban or Rural: Does It Make A Difference for Economic Resilience? A Modelling Study on Economic and Cultural Geography in Romania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-39, May.
    2. Pedro Sánchez-Zamora & Rosa Gallardo-Cobos, 2019. "Diversity, Disparity and Territorial Resilience in the Context of the Economic Crisis: An Analysis of Rural Areas in Southern Spain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-21, March.
    3. Paolo Rizzi & Paola Graziano & Antonio Dallara, 2018. "A capacity approach to territorial resilience: the case of European regions," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 60(2), pages 285-328, March.
    4. Pedro Sánchez-Zamora & Rosa Gallardo-Cobos, 2020. "Territorial Cohesion in Rural Areas: An Analysis of Determinants in the Post-Economic Crisis Context," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-20, May.
    5. Lifan Yang & Jiatian Dong & Weixin Yang, 2024. "Analysis of Regional Competitiveness of China’s Cross-Border E-Commerce," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-20, January.

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    Keywords

    Regional competitiveness; Sustainability; Well-being; Composite indicators;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being

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