An Infrastructure Factor in Regional Competitiveness

Abstract

This research deals with the role of infrastructure in the development of sustainable and competitive development of the territorial, socio-economic system of the region. Individual components of the regional infrastructure and their contribution to the territories' development are defined. Economic and geographic analysis of the competiveness of the six economic regions in the Republic of Tatarstan is conducted. The analysis is based on comparison of various indicators, which characterize distribution and quality of infrastructure facilities. Spatial habitats with high competitive development potential are defined by further increasing of an agricultural specialization and establishing of vertically and horizontally integrated production structures. They are industrial, economic regions which concentrate the main part of popularity and funds and identify perspective opportunities of economic restructuring. The second group of areas have at most agrarian and industrial specialization, and more often just agrarian as inert sphere of socio-economic space of the region.

A bibliometric study of regional competitiveness and tourism innovation

“…Recent studies have found that the overall level of development of regional infrastructures directly interlinks with its level of socioeconomic development (Komarova, 2014). A region may thus gain competitive advantages whenever endowed with a sufficient level of infrastructure quality that benefits the individual companies located there (Rozmahel et al, 2016).…”

Study of Regional Inequalities: Case of Bulgaria

“…Some of the studies focus on exploration and analysis of the key factors for regional competitiveness. Komarova et al note that the infrastructure has an important role for regional competitiveness but it must not be overestimated (Komarova, Zjablova, & Denmukhametov, 2014). Caruso and Miro have studied one aspect of sustainable regional development by analysing 'the relationship between the successful positive influences for farms and the diversifying its activities with respect to the tourism' (Caruso & Miro, 2016).…”

Regional Innovation Development as a Feature of Competitiveness in the XXI Century

“…Such works include (Guerrero, Urbano, & Fayolle, 2014;Huggins, Izushi, Prokop, Thompson, 2014;Kamalova & Polovkina, 2014;Komarova, Zjablova, & Denmukhametov, 2014;Ženka, Novotný, & Csank, 2014) The competitiveness of a region in the global economy is determined based on its capacities to provide high living standards (Gallyamova, 2014), to attract investment resources (, and to effectively use the economic potential of the region for the manufacturing of goods and services (Kirshin & Kuzminov, 2014).…”