A competitiveness index for the regions of a country / Jorge Benzaquen ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Benzaquen, Jorge.

del Carpio, Luis Alfonso.

Zegarra, Luis Alberto.

Valdivia, Christian Alberto.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages)

Contained In:

CEPAL Review Vol. 2010, no. 102, p. 67-84 2010:102<67 1684-0348

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This article, which forms part of a comprehensive research project on measuring the level of competitiveness, sets out a proposal for developing an index to measure the competitiveness of the regions of a country. The aim is to develop a new approach to competitiveness, by measuring how resources and capacities are managed in a given region of a country, to generate a sustained increase in business productivity and the well-being of its population. The following pillars of the competitiveness of regions are identified: (i) government and institutions; (ii) economic development; (iii) productive infrastructure; (iv) human capital; and (v) business efficiency. For each of these pillars, five factors and their variables are identified to measure the various aspects of regional competitiveness. These represent a second and third level of disaggregation that enhance the analysis that can be made using the results obtained.

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