Competitiveness through integration in the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region: a 'balanced development' approach

《Competitiveness through integration in the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region: a 'balanced development' approach》

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关键字: Macro-regional strategy; EUSALP; balanced development; cooperation networks; NETWORK EXTERNALITIES; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; INNOVATION; EASTERN; DEMAND; FIRMS

作者单位: [Capello, Roberta; Cerisola, Silvia] Politecn Milan, ABC Dept, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milan, Italy. Capello, R (reprint author), Politecn Milan, ABC Dept, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milan, Italy. E-Mail: roberta.capello@polimi.it

摘要: In the last 10 years, the European Union has devoted specific attention and resources to the establishment of macro-regional strategies, with the objective of joining together transnational areas to favour the effective and organized management of common challenges. In most macro-regions, however, the identification of strategies to increase competitiveness is a rather difficult task, given the extreme internal diversity in economic activities. Focusing on the youngest macro-regional strategy - EUSALP - this paper highlights the specific combinations of territorial growth assets that allow to overcome the inefficient use of local abundant strategic resources, in line with a 'balanced development' approach. The results, obtained on the basis of a database gathered at NUTS3 level, are useful to provide policy suggestions to support the competitiveness of EUSALP through synergies and complementarities, according to a cooperation networks perspective.