Measuring regional competitiveness through agricultural indices of productivity

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Coronado ◽  
Vincent Charles ◽  
Rocky J. Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Soil Production ◽  
National Competitiveness ◽  
Productivity Indices ◽  
Competitiveness Index

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to incorporate factors that characterize the agricultural activity as productivity indices to compute the agricultural competitiveness of regions in order to rank the regions, and compare the results with those obtained by applying other commonly used social and economic indicators. Design/methodology/approach The authors identify regional factors related to the use of water, soil, production, revenues, and rural population, which conform a total of six productivity indices, that the authors then employ to calculate the regional agricultural competitiveness index. Findings The agricultural-related indices are informative in supporting the regional ranking related to resources and technology utilization. The results reveal that the coastal regions are the most competitive when compared to the regions located in the highlands and the jungle. Nevertheless, in contrast with other existing competitiveness rankings, the present study identifies the regions with the greatest potential for agriculture. Research limitations/implications The authors identify the regions which have a higher potential of development considering the natural resources and agricultural production. The authors hope that this paper can assist regional and national policymakers in their endeavor to improve regional and national competitiveness. Practical implications The authors identify the regions with a higher potential of development considering natural resources and agricultural production and the possibilities to improve their competitiveness. Social implications The study also bears social implications, given that the rural activities in Peru are carried out by approx. 7 million inhabitants, whose contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) is as much as 7 percent, making use of about 94 percent of the available water. Originality/value The originality of the present paper resides in the attempt to compute a regional competitiveness index by taking agricultural resources as determinant factors. The authors rank the regions based on their agricultural competitiveness.

A two-stage OGI approach to compute the regional competitiveness index

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Charles ◽  
Tomonari Sei
Keyword(s):  
Resource Curse ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Factor Level ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Level Information ◽  
Competitiveness Index

Purpose Regional competitiveness refers to the capacity of a region to manage its resources and competencies to increase the well-being of its people. Measuring regional competitiveness is, thus, a major consideration for policymakers, businesses and the academic community in their endeavour to improve the same. This paper aims to demonstrate a novel way to calculate the regional competitiveness index under a two-stage objective general index (OGI) framework. Design/methodology/approach The authors compute the regional competitiveness index under a two-stage OGI framework. In the first stage, they aggregate the sub-factor level information into a factor level index; in the second stage, they use the factor level index to obtain a regional competitiveness index. Findings The authors discuss the properties of the proposed index in detail. They further analyse five periods of regional competitiveness of Peru spanning the period 2008-2015. Among others, the results reveal the existence of the resource curse of the mining regions of Peru. Practical implications The paper is a contribution to the practical measurement of competitiveness. Social implications The calculation of a regional competitiveness index is vital for improving the competitiveness of the countries and for reducing regional inequalities. Originality/value When compared to the existent methods available in the literature, the advantage of the proposed method resides in the fact that the derived index has a positive correlation with the factor-level indices and the factor-level indices have a positive correlation with the sub-factor-level information.

Developing a competitiveness index at sub-national level for India: an economic growth measure

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmalkumar Singh Moirangthem ◽  
Barnali Nag
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Regional Growth ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moments ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Disparity ◽  
Competitiveness Index

PurposeThe objective of this study is threefold–first, to develop a Regional Competitiveness Index (RCI) for measuring competitiveness of sub-national regions for India; second, to test this index for its ability to explain regional growth, which validates usage and applicability of this index; and third, to further investigate if the competitiveness of states is in turn caused by economic growth, i.e. it is tested if there is a bidirectional causality between competitiveness and regional growth.Design/methodology/approachThe data of indicators used in the index are from sources available freely in public domain. The competitiveness index is constructed using equal weightage supported by principal component analysis (PCA) technique. The causal relationship analysis is done using panel data of 10 years from 2008 to 2017 for 32 Indian states/union territories. The generalized method of moments (GMMs) is used for this dynamic regression estimation.FindingsBased on RCI score, states have been ranked and through rank analysis, the authors observe the performance status of these sub-national regions and are able to categorize them as improving, no change or deteriorating in regional competitiveness. Using the GMM estimation, the association between RCI and economic growth is found to be significant at 10% level. This shows that regional competitiveness as captured through the RCI score is able to explain regional economic growth and economic disparity among the sub-national units. Further, that RCI score is found to Granger-cause growth, while growth does not lead to better RCI scores. This establishes the usefulness of RCI as an important policy variable to compare states and provide direction for sectoral reforms.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations of the study include (1) broad assumption that these sub-national regions belong to a uniform macro-economic and technology environment, and (2) data constraints as it is a longitudinal study. The study implies that the composite index could capture differences in regional competitiveness explaining regional economic disparity and that competitiveness causes higher economic growth and not vice versa.Practical implicationsThe RCI score can prove to be a useful indicator of economic performance of different states and can be used by national and state policymakers to compare and assess regional disparity among different states. The pillar-wise scores will be useful for in-depth study of weakness and strength of the sub-national territories.Originality/valueConstruction of an RCI for sub-national territories and analysis of panel data for longitudinal study of ten years is unique in the regional competitiveness literature.

scholarly journals A new measure of regional competitiveness

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (80) ◽  
pp. 108-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carlos Sánchez de la Vega ◽  
José Daniel Buendía Azorín ◽  
Antonio Calvo-Flores Segura ◽  
Miguel Esteban Yago
Keyword(s):  
Capital Social ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Autonomous Communities ◽  
Synthetic Index ◽  
Institutional Capital ◽  
Dynamic Perspective ◽  
Competitiveness Index ◽  
Definition Of

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a measure of competitiveness of the Spanish autonomous communities from a multidimensional and dynamic perspective for the period 2008-2016. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts a broad definition of competitiveness based on five key environments (productive capital, human capital, social and institutional capital, infrastructure and knowledge) and comprising 53 indicators. The method used to construct the competitiveness index is based on the P-distance proposed by Pena Trapero (1979), which objectively assigns weights to the indicators. There is an important advantage in the methodological proposal of this study, as it allows analyzing the behavior of partial and aggregated indicators from a dynamic perspective, taking the same value as a reference for the entire period. Therefore, not only a classification obtained for each year but also the variation that occurs in terms of the reference period can be analyzed. Findings The classification of the autonomous communities is established using common intervals based on the results obtained for the whole period, i.e. 2008-2016. The data point to the unequal situations of the autonomous communities. The results also reveal that the evolution of the regional competitiveness synthetic index is clearly cyclical and the drop recorded in the recessive period is less pronounced than the increase recorded in the growth phase. Originality/value The main innovation of the competitiveness index presented here lies in its allowing comparisons over time.

scholarly journals Evaluasi kebijakan pembangunan daerah di Provinsi Jawa Tengah

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-52
Author(s):  
Agus Fanar Syukri ◽  
Wiwin Widiastuti
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Future ◽  
Competitiveness Index ◽  
Central Java Province

National and regional development to improve the economy and people's welfare is carried out with a sustainable concept based on natural resources and with an environmental perspective. To accelerate regional development in Central Java Province, Presidential Regulation number 79 of 2019 has been issued by setting 3 areas in Central Java as a focus, namely Bregasmalang, Kedungsepur and Purwomanggung and 5 other areas as supporting areas. To find out the results of regional development in all cities and districts in Central Java, a regional competitiveness index (RCI) was measured in 2019. From comparing the results of RCI in 3 focus areas and 5 supporting areas, it turns out that the RCI in the focus areas is not higher value than the supporting areas, Bregasmalang 5.86 was lower than Barlingmascakep 6.09; Purwomanggung 4.87 was lower than Subosukowonosraten 5.20, indicating that the policy to determine 3 areas for accelerated development of the region of Central Java Province is not fully evidence- based. The recommendation is that the policy for regional development in Central Java Province in the future is based more on evidence, the results of RCI.

scholarly journals PEMETAAN VARIABEL-VARIABEL PEMBENTUK INDEKS DAYA SAING DAERAH MENGGUNAKAN METODE MICMAC

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hari Soesanto
Keyword(s):  
Market Efficiency ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Financial Access ◽  
Micmac Analysis ◽  
National Competitiveness ◽  
Initial Comparison ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Competitiveness Index

Indeks daya saing daerah sebagai pembentuk indeks daya saing nasional sangat penting untuk diketahui oleh banyak pihak. Hal ini karena melalui indeks daya saing daerah dapat diketahui dimensi dan varibel yang memerlukan perhatian lebih. Saat ini, pemetaan indeks daya saing daerah sudah dilakukan oleh Kementerian Riset dan Teknologi pada tahun 2019 dengan 4 kategori dan 12 varibel. Dari pemetaan tersebut menghasilkan kesimpulan dimensi yang paling berpengaruh yaitu ekosistem inovasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan pemetaan varibel-varibel yang mempengaruhi daya saing daerah dengan metode analisis MICMAC sebagai komparasi awal dari laporan yang sudah diterbitkan oleh Kementerian Riset dan Teknologi. Hasil penelitian mengindikasikan bahwa variabel kunci atau variabel penggerak yang menjadi pemicu daya saing daerah berkelanjutan yaitu terdiri dari dua variabel pada kategori faktor penguat, yaitu variabel kelembagaan dan infrastruktur; serta dua variabel pada kategori pasar yaitu variabel efisiensi pasar dan akses keuangan.   ABSTRACT The regional competitiveness index, which forms the national competitiveness index, is significant to be recognized by many parties because the regional competitiveness index can identify dimensions and variables that require more attention. At present, the mapping of the regional competitiveness index was carried out by the Ministry of Research and Technology in 2019, resulting in 4 categories and 12 variables. This mapping concludes that the most influential dimension is the innovation ecosystem. This study aims to map the variables that affect regional competitiveness using the MICMAC analysis method as an initial comparison of the Ministry of Research and Technology reports. The results indicated that the key variables or driving variables that trigger sustainable regional competitiveness consist of two variables: the reinforcing factor category (institutional and infrastructure variables) and two variables in the market category (market efficiency and financial access variables).

scholarly journals Legal protection of natural resources from the negative impact of agricultural activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Viktor Mushenok
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
The Impact

The article considers the existing mechanisms of legal regulation of the impact of agricultural activities on the environment, as well as the preservation of natural resources necessary to ensure quantitative and qualitative employment in crop production and animal husbandry in agriculture. The position that the quality and level of development of agricultural production directly depends on the state of natural resources is confirmed. The generalization is made that the development of special legal regulation of greening of the norms of the domestic agrarian legislation at obvious strengthening of influence on environment of negative influence of processes of agricultural production does not lose urgency. The following proposals for improving certain provisions of the Law of Ukraine «On the Basic Principles (Strategy) of the State Environmental Policy of Ukraine for the period up to 2030» are provided. Legislative consolidation of measures is proposed: reduction of negative impact on the environment of the results of intensification of processes in agriculture; technological development of agricultural production in the field of crop production through the introduction of technologies for biologization (greening) of agriculture and ensuring the production of organic agricultural products; increasing the productivity of arable land and obtaining high and stable yields of the crop industry, provided that sufficient doses of mineral and organic fertilizers, etc. Defined as a prospect for further research – the study and borrowing from domestic legislation of best practices of legal regulation of agricultural relations in the European Union.

Residents’ perception towards tourism impacts in Kashmir

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif Hamid Charag ◽  
Asif Iqbal Fazili ◽  
Irfan Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Tourism Impacts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the residents’ perception towards environmental, social, cultural and economic impacts of tourism development in Kashmir. Design/methodology/approach The research instrument containing 27 items pertaining to six variables is adopted from the literature. A mix-method survey approach is used to solicit residents’ perceptions regarding environmental, social, cultural and economic impacts of the current level of tourism development. A total of 326 useful responses were subjected to descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc analysis using SPSS (Version 22.0). Findings In general, the negative and positive impacts of tourism development are well perceived by the residents. The results indicate that the residents display positive perception regarding economic impacts, however, social and environmental impacts are negatively perceived. Furthermore, barring level of education, the study found no significant difference in the residents’ perception towards tourism impacts (environmental, social, cultural, economic, quality of life and cost of living). Research limitations/implications The paper identifies perceived impacts and issues of tourism development thereby, proposing possible mitigating measures. Also, the study identifies the need to develop a comprehensive policy framework addressing the issues related to the resident’s negative feelings towards tourism impacts. Further, the study envisages the need for engaging residents in developing a progressive and participatory planning process for future tourism activities in the area. Social implications The study offers critical social implications for city tourism development. It suggests a community-based approach should be adopted to sensitize residents about the positive benefits of tourism. Originality/value The study is a novel attempt concerning residents’ residents perceptual differences towards tourism impacts. Furthermore, this study investigated socio-cultural impacts of tourism under two separate categories for better understanding. in doing so, this study provides finer understanding of perception of residents towards tourism impacts in Indian context. The findings of the study will prove critical for different stakeholders in developing future tourism framework and policies in the region.

scholarly journals Regional Climate Change Competitiveness—Modelling Approach

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3704
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Karman ◽  
Andrzej Miszczuk ◽  
Urszula Bronisz
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Regional Climate ◽  
Regional Climate Change ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
The Face ◽  
Competitiveness Index ◽  
Modelling Approach

The article deals with the competitiveness of regions in the face of climate change. The aim was to present the concept of measuring the Regional Climate Change Competitiveness Index. We used a comparative and logical analysis of the concept of regional competitiveness and heuristic conceptual methods to construct the index and measurement scale. The structure of the index includes six broad sub-indexes: Basic, Natural, Efficiency, Innovation, Sectoral, Social, and 89 indicators. A practical application of the model was presented for the Mazowieckie province in Poland. This allowed the region’s performance in the context of climate change to be presented, and regional weaknesses in the process of adaptation to climate change to be identified. The conclusions of the research confirm the possibility of applying the Regional Climate Change Competitiveness Index in the economic analysis and strategic planning. The presented model constitutes one of the earliest tools for the evaluation of climate change competitiveness at a regional level.

Would integrating women's professional care of pelvic organ prolapse improve the symptoms and quality of life: an integrative literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-133
Author(s):  
Nicola Davies ◽  
Teresa Burdett
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pelvic Organ Prolapse ◽  
Conservative Treatment ◽  
Conservative Management ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Pelvic Organ ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeIntegrated healthcare is a central tenant of the NHS Long Term Plan (NHS, 2019). NICE in 2019 published guidelines; advising the integration of multidisciplinary professionals which may lead to an improvement in conservative treatment methods of pelvic organ prolapse. Therefore, current literature on the conservative treatments for pelvic organ prolapse needs to be reviewed to ascertain if an integrated approach would improve the symptoms and quality of life for women.Design/methodology/approachA systematic review of the literature between 2013 and 2018 was implemented. Papers included were written in English, peer-reviewed and consisted of treatments of pelvic organ prolapse in women. Papers containing surgical interventions, postpartum participants, reviews, evaluations, guidelines, follow-up studies, focusing on cost effectiveness, sexual function were excluded.FindingsSeven studies in total were included, and two overarching themes were identified: quality of life after treatment and the effect of conservative treatment on pelvic organ prolapse symptoms. The literature suggested that integrating care had a more positive outcome on pelvic organ symptoms and quality of life.Research limitations/implicationsTo develop a robust enhanced model of care for conservative treatment of pelvic organ prolapse through more mixed method or qualitative research, that incorporates integrative treatment methods with collaboration from multidisciplinary professionals.Practical implicationsThe practical implications of integrating the conservative management of pelvic organ prolapse is the communication between the multidisciplinary team must be exceptional to ensure everyone understands and agrees the treatment that is being provided to patient. Also, effective teamwork is important to ensure the patient receives the best care with input from the correct disciplines. The multi-professional team will need to have regular meetings to discuss and implement care plans for patients that might prove difficult to schedule due to differing commitments and priorities. This must be overcome to insure a successful and effective integrated approach to pelvic organ prolapse is delivered.Social implicationsThe social implications of integrating the professional approach to women's care of pelvic organ prolapse involves reducing the severity of the symptoms therefore, increasing the quality of life. This may result in the reduction of surgical intervention due to the patient being satisfied with the conservative management. Through integrating the management of the prolapse the patient will receive an accessible individualised care plan pathway that focuses on treating or reducing the impact of the symptoms that are bothersome to the patient whilst managing patient expectations. Patients will also, be reassured by the number of multi-disciplinary professionals involved in their care.Originality/valueGlobal integration of conservative treatments and multidisciplinary-professionals specialising in pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction is needed.

Credit constraints and labour allocation decisions in rural Burkina Faso

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Porgo ◽  
John K.M. Kuwornu ◽  
Pam Zahonogo ◽  
John Baptist D. Jatoe ◽  
Irene S. Egyir
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Credit Constraints ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Multinomial Logit Model ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Labour Market Participation ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Allocation Decisions

Purpose Credit is central in labour allocation decisions in smallholder agriculture in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of credit constraints on farm households’ labour allocation decisions in rural Burkina Faso. Design/methodology/approach The study used a direct elicitation approach of credit constraints and applied a farm household model to categorize households into four labour market participation regimes. A joint estimation of both the multinomial logit model and probit model was applied on survey data from Burkina Faso to assess the effect of credit constraint on the probability of choosing one of the four alternatives. Findings The results of the probit model showed that households’ endowment of livestock, access to news, and membership to an farmer-based organization were factors lowering the probability of being credit constrained in rural Burkina Faso. The multinomial logit model results showed that credit constraints negatively influenced the likelihood of a farm household to use hired labour in agricultural production and perhaps more importantly it induces farm households to hire out labour off farm. The results also showed that the other components of household characteristics and farm attributes are important factors determining the relative probability of selecting a particular labour market participation regime. Social implications Facilitating access to credit in rural Burkina Faso can encourage farm households to use hired labour in agricultural production and thereby positively impacting farm productivity and relieving unemployment pressures. Originality/value In order to identify the effect of credit constraints on farm households’ labour decisions, this study examined farm households’ decisions of hiring on-farm labour, supplying labour off-farm or simultaneously hiring on-farm labour and supplying family labour off-farm under credit constraints using the direct elicitation approach of credit constraints. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to examine this problem in Burkina Faso.

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