Regional Competitiveness and Its Implications for Development

E-Business Implications for Productivity and Competitiveness

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) affects to a great extent the output and productivity growth. Evidence suggests that investment growth in ICT has rapidly accelerated the TFP (total factor productivity) growth within the European Union. Such progress is particularly essential for the sectors which themselves produce new technology, but it is dispersing to other sectors, as well. N...

Phonological Awareness and its implications for Reading Acquisition

Researches of more than two decades has affirmed the importance of phonological awareness and its relation to reading acquisition. Chard & Dickson (1999) consider phonological awareness as a "cognitive substrate to reading acquisition" (p.1). This article explains Phonological awareness and its relation to reading acquisition.

Regional Versus Local Accessibility: Neo-Traditional Development and Its Implications for Non-work Travel

City Repositioning and Competitiveness Building in Regional Development: New Development Strategies of Guangzhou, China

Competition among cities for mobile capital in the 21st century has intensified. Urban hierarchy of a region is undergoing transformation, where economic fortunes vary markedly among different localities. In China, these global forces and regional restructures have caused a relative economic decline of some historically powerful cities, and have also brought about the emergence of new economic ...

Transit Facilitation for Regional Economic Integration and Competitiveness