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Compétitivité territoriale, milieux locaux et apprentissage collectif : une contre-réflexion critique

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  • Roberto Camagni

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In a globalising economy, territories and not just firms increasingly find themselves in competition with each other. In fact, differently from the case of countries, cities and regions compete, on the international market for goods and production factors, on the basis of an absolute advantage principle, and not of a comparative advantage principle ; this means that no efficient, automatic mechanism may grant each territory some role in the inter-national division of labour, whatever its relative performance. Therefore, weak and lagging territories ? in terms of competitiveness of the economic fabric, internal/external accessibility, quality of the human and environmental factors, internal synergy and learning capability ? risk exclusion and decline to a larger extent than in the past. Particularly in the present techno-economic phase, witnessing the increasing importance of knowledge factors, of immaterial elements linked to culture, taste and creativity, the innovative utilisation of the existing stock of codified knowledge and technologies requires greater investments in tacit knowledge, human capital, management and organisation, co-operation and networking ; in a word, it requires conditions that are rare and not at all ubiquitous. Classification JEL : R11, F22, F15

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  • Roberto Camagni, 2002. "Compétitivité territoriale, milieux locaux et apprentissage collectif : une contre-réflexion critique," Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine, Armand Colin, vol. 0(4), pages 553-578.
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    1. Philippe Duez, 2012. "From Competitive Advantage To Differential Advantage. For A New Model Of Strategic Management," Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 6(1), pages 9-24, November.
    2. Soufyane Frimousse & Christophe Storaï, 2007. "Localization Of Multinational Firms, Territorial Attractivity And Intercultural Management In The Euro-Mediterranean Area," Revista Tinerilor Economisti (The Young Economists Journal), University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 1(9), pages 59-72, November.

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    Keywords

    competitiveness; comparative advantage; absolute advantage; local development; collective learning; innovative milieux;
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration

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