Approaches of EU Regional Competitiveness Evaluation and Application of Selected Methodology in Case of Visegrad Four Cover Image

Přístupy k hodnocení regionální konkurenceschopnosti EU a aplikace vybrané metodiky na příkladu Visegrádské čtyřky
Approaches of EU Regional Competitiveness Evaluation and Application of Selected Methodology in Case of Visegrad Four

Author(s): Lukáš Melecký
Subject(s): Micro-Economics, Regional Geography, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Vysoká škola evropských a regionálních studií, z. ú.
Keywords: European Union; regional competitiveness; Visegrad Four; region NUTS 2; evaluation; regional competitiveness index;

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the concept and evaluation of regional competitiveness in terms of the EU. The aim of the paper is to present a theoretical concept of regional competitiveness and the possibility of its evaluation through integrated indices based on the EU growth strategies. The empirical part of the paper is focused on the regional competitiveness analysis across the EU in the context of Lisbon strategy through the index of regional competitiveness for regional competitiveness evaluation in the case of 35 NUTS 2 Visegrad Four regions.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 50-57
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech