scholarly journals Entrepreneurship in Cultural and Creative Industries as a Factor Promoting Regional Development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaspars Steinbergs ◽  
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Renate Cane ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Local Development ◽  
National Policy ◽  
National Development ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Impact

The term creative industries began to be used in the second half of the nineties of last century, and since then it has started to appear in scientific research as well in the policy planning documents and processes in Latvia. For example, The Sustainable Development Strategy of Latvia until 2030 emphasizes both the importance of creative industries and the connection with the formation of a creative urban environment. The National Development Plan of Latvia for 2021-2027 highlights the importance of development of small businesses, including in creative industries and tourism in economically weaker regions. However, the development of creative industries entrepreneurship in the regions of Latvia is a little-studied topic so far. Previous studies on creative industries focus on their development in Riga, on their role in economic development and on general conceptual ideas. Aim of this study is to analyse activities set in the municipal planning documents to promote the development of creative industries and to assess the impact of creative industries entrepreneurship on regional development. The research is based on the analysis of the regional policy planning documents and on interviews with representatives of creative industries and with regional development planners. Research results showed that, while national policy planning documents stress that creative industries have an important role in the regional development, only a small number of local development plans highlight this role. Moreover, these documents are not always properly and effectively implemented. On the other hand, case studies showed that appropriate initiatives foster entrepreneurship in creative industries and they can play a key role in regional development.

The efficiency of the monodirectional economic policy of smaller countries during the globalization and multipolar world

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 929-949
Author(s):  
A.M. Chernysheva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
National Development ◽  
Current Phase ◽  
Data Series ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Former Ussr

Subject. After the collapse of the USSR, smaller countries chose different paths in their economic policy during the globalization and the multipolar world. The EU, USA and Russia made a palpable contribution to the economic policy of smaller countries. Some countries of the former USSR failed to find their course, while the others immediately followed their development strategy and stuck to it persistently. Objectives. I examine the economics of the monodirectional strategy of smaller countries of the former USSR. I also evaluate how the countries found their position among different leading countries as points of attraction. The study is based on the assumption that the single direction of the national development and adherence to the same point of attraction will ensure the sustainable development. However, the economic development level depends on the health of a certain economy as a point of attraction. Methods. The study is based on the systems approach, comparative and statistical methods for analyzing macroeconomic data series. Results. I investigated the dynamics of key macroeconomic data in the Republic of Belarus, Latvia and Estonia, such as GDP per capita in current values, unemployment rate and Purchasing Power Index. Given the current phase of globalization and multipolar world, it is crucial for smaller countries to choose a development strategy to follow persistently and achieve proper macroeconomic indicators that depend on the economic stability of counties they treat as their benchmarks. Conclusions and Relevance. I should mention the successful economic policy of Estonia and Latvia, which followed the same course as the other EU countries, as opposed to the Republic of Belarus tending to the policy of the Russian Federation. Nevertheless, the monodirectional development strategy also helps smaller countries ensure their economic stability.

Assessing the sustainability of the Siberian Federal District regions

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 891-908
Author(s):  
T.A. Smirnova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Siberian Federal District ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Empirical Analyses

Subject. This article deals with the issues of functioning of the region as a system. Objectives. The article aims to identify the problems of the region's functioning as a system, develop methodological tools to monitor the sustainable development of the Siberian Federal District territories, and determine the the impact of socio-economic and environmental factors on the sustainable development of the region as a whole. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of theoretical, statistical, and empirical analyses taking into account an integrated approach. Results. The article reveals the impact of some individual components of regional development on the sustainability of the territorial system as a whole. Relevance. The results of the study can be used to analyze the sustainability of regions' development.

Distretti industriali, nuove politiche territoriali e programmazione

2012 ◽  
pp. 127-157
Author(s):  
Davide Gualerzi
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Government Intervention ◽  
Local Development ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Economic Planning ◽  
Industrial Districts ◽  
Industrial District

The essay focuses on local development and governance. It examines the questions posed by the evolution of industrial districts and the new policy for local development, the so-called Instruments for Local Development. The analysis highlights a complex and contradictory relationship between the theory of local development, and in particular the notion of Marshallian Industrial District, and the new policy for local and regional development. Calling the new conceptual framework and legislation «negotiated development planning» engenders a fundamental ambiguity. It suggests a sort of continuity with the previous national policy of economic planning, but is instead defining a fundamentally different approach to government intervention in the economy.

Conceptual Foundations of Creating Sustainable Development Strategy of Smart Cities

2018 ◽  
pp. 27-72
Author(s):  
Olga Burmatova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Development Program ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Future Goals ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

This chapter is devoted to the study of the role of ecological subsystem in the structure of the sustainable development program of smart city. The author suggests the logic of building the environmental strategy of the city as a long-term landmark of its sustainable development including the environmental mission, vision of the future, goals and priorities, programs and their implementation, target indicators for assessing results, and consequences of realization programs. Certain attention is paid to the city as an object of research with a focus on environmental problems. The characteristics of the factors affecting the development of the ecological situation in the city are shown. A system of criteria and indicators that can be used to assess the impact of the planned environmental activities is proposed.

Small Businesses Like a Sign of Innovation and Sustainable Development in the Community Tourism Centers in Santa Elena

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-36
Author(s):  
Myriam Yolanda Sarabia Molina ◽  
Lupe Cecilia García Espinoza ◽  
Arnaldo Efrén Mendoza Tarabó
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Community Tourism ◽  
Tourism Enterprises ◽  
Santa Elena

Small tourism enterprises play a key role in generating income and local development of a community in rural areas through community tourism (TC) ideas, services, processes, and products. These have been generated in the communities of San Pedro, Valdivia, Dos Mangas, and Sacachún from the province of Santa Elena, which deserve to be registered through empirical research. The results show that the population is interested in working towards the sustainable development of its natural and cultural resources. This interest is transforming the tourist activity in their responsible daily lives, and they are committed to caring for the environment. Therefore, the people's own lifestyles are highlighted in a scene of tranquility and harmony.

scholarly journals ICT sustainable management: towards a better alignment with the sustainable development strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (71) ◽  
pp. 165-181
Author(s):  
Rachid Hba ◽  
Mohammed Abdou Janati Idrissi ◽  
Majid Kaissar El Ghaib ◽  
Abdellah El Manouar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Innovation Approach ◽  
The Impact

The impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in terms of Sustainable Development (SD) has led to a great transformation in business management, which positions innovation as an essential element of differentiation for the new market conquest. These ICT, that are particularly adapted, allow creating value for the company in a sustainable way and more aligned with the global SD strategy while ensuring to bring competitive advantage and anticipate new economic, social and environmental problems. To implement an innovation approach that gives organizations the means to develop sustainable management strategies, allowing them to increase overall performance, we proposed the "ICT Sustainable Management" model which is designed according to a Green IT (GIT) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) concepts in order to seek new transition ways for management serving SD. Our model constitutes a first research step to lead reflection on next-generation SD-oriented management models. For this reason, we consider it more appropriate to approve the validity of our model through its application on different categories of companies that use ICT. Analysis of the results of this application test has demonstrated the validity of our model at the scale of five companies. This initial validation will be supported by improvements and new tests that will be extremely useful to improve the model and to advance knowledge in this new field of research.

scholarly journals Multilevel Governance and Sustainable Development: the Case of Biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
João Paulo Cândia Veiga ◽  
Fausto Makishi ◽  
Murilo Alves Zacareli ◽  
Thiago Augusto Hiromitsu Terada
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Main Hypothesis ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This article is aimed at summarizing the results of the fieldwork research conducted by a group of researchers from the University of São Paulo within local communities in the municipalities of Salvaterra, Bragança and Breves, which are located in the state of Pará in the Northern part of Brazil. The object of analysis is the production chain of oleaginous seeds obtained through the extraction activity that are used as inputs in the processing food and cosmetics industries.This article seeks to answer the following questions: what role do non-state actors play in sustainable development and biodiversity regulation at the local level?Which are the social and environmental impacts? In order to answer it, this research focuses on the impact of the extractive activity on income generation, local development and local environmental externalities caused by market incentives. The main hypothesis is that it is possible to go beyond the trade-off between welfare gains and the preservation of the environment, and thus contribute to the rational use of Common-Pool Resources (CPRs).The motivation of this article is intimately related to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 and the sustainable use of biodiversity. It is argued that the whole process is subjected to a multilevel context in which actors and arenas interact with each other through ‘authoritative mechanisms’. Both quantitative and qualitative data have been collected through surveys conducted among local families.

scholarly journals Brasil nos anos noventa: opções estratégicas e dinâmica regional

2000 ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tânia Bacelar de Araújo
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Regional Dynamics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
Probable Impact ◽  
The Impact

O texto reproduz, no essencial, as idéias apresentadas em mesa-redonda do 8º Encontro Nacional da ANPUR, realizado em Porto Alegre, em 1999. Após um breve exame das principais características e tendências do ambiente mundial e brasileiro neste final de século, em especial a partir dos anos 70, examina-se os impactos dessas tendências na dinâmica regional no Brasil, nos anos recentes. A seguir, identificam-se as escolhas estratégicas feitas pelas forças sociais e econômicas que dominam o cenário político do País, as políticas principais que as implementam, nos anos 90, e busca-se especular sobre os prováveis impactos na dinâmica regional brasileira. Argumentos são, então, apresentados sobre duas hipóteses principais: a do estancamento da tendência à desconcentração, que dominou dos anos 70 até meados dos 80, e a tendência à fragmentação do País. Ao final, identificam-se algumas contratendências e destaca-se a importância de o Governo Federal definir e implementar uma política nacional de desenvolvimento regional. Palavras-chave: desenvolvimento regional; globalização e dinâmica regional; Nordeste brasileiro. Abstract: This paper essentially reproduces ideas presented at the Round Table of the Eighth National Anpur Meeting, held in Porto Alegre in 1999. First there is a brief overview, from both global and Brazilian perspectives, of the principal trends characterising the end of the century, especially since the seventies. An examination of the impact of these trends on the regional dynamics of Brazil over recent years follows. The strategic choices made by the social and economic forces that dominate the country’s political scenario and the principal policies that have implemented them in the 90s are then identified, followed by speculation on their probable impact on Brazilian regional dynamics. Arguments are subsequently presented in support of two principal hypotheses: the stalling of the deconcentrational trend that was dominant between the seventies and the mid-80s, and the trend towards the fragmentation of the country. Finally, some contra-trends are identified and the importance of the Federal Government defining and implementing a national policy for regional development is highlighted. Keywords: regional development; globalization and regional dynamics; Northeast Brazil.

scholarly journals REGIONAL DIFFERENCES AND REGIONAL COHESION: CASE STUDY OF BULGARIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita ILIEVA
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
National Development ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Regional Development Strategy ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
Europe 2020 Strategy

The aim of this research is to study regional differences and regional cohesion in Bulgaria in accordance with “Europe 2020” Strategy. On the basis of analyses and comparisons of selected individual indicators, the existing significant differences in the regional development of the 6 NUTS 2 regions in the country are shown. The paper presents also the goals of regional cohesion according to the National Regional Development Strategy 2012-2022, prepared in order to integrate the goals of “Europe 2020” Strategy and the National Development Programme Bulgaria 2020.

scholarly journals OBSTACLES TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CROWN LAW ON THE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE BUSINESS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Gavrić ◽  
Ibrahim Obhođaš ◽  
Esad Jakupović
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Social Contributions ◽  
The Impact

In the world economy, small and medium sized entreprises (SMEs) dominate in the number of overall enterprises (90-99% of all enterprises, depending on the definition used) and in economic contributions (GDP growth, productivity, job creation, innovation, level of competition, etc.) (Lundström i Stevenson, 2001). Because small businesses generate jobs, tax revenue, functional products, charitable donations, technological development, and social contributions to communities, their success and sustainability are important for social and economic development. In addition to the impact on public health, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused a major economic shock and the greatest consequences were felt by the small and medium-sized enterprises. Due to the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, countries and their companies are facing major problems of human and business capacities sustainability. Although governments have enacted private sector policies, there are constraints that have direct implications for economic growth potential. In this paper, we investigate the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, focusing on the impact of the Law for mitigation negative economic consequences, better known as the Crown-Law. We first examined how the companies performed this year compared to the previous year, and then we examined whether there were barriers to the implementation of the Crowv-Law and if so, whether they were internal or external. The results of this research point to the fact that the Crown-Law is not good enough. The measures are not in line with the strategic needs of SMEs, there is a time limit and the measures are short-term. The SME development strategy should be coordinated based on the mechanism of public-private dialogue. SMEs need business services to improve their competitiveness (information, consulting, training, accounting, legal services, advertising, marketing, technical and technological services, including testing standards and certification requirements abroad, product upgrades, etc.). The results of this research provide some information of the business results and expectations of SMEs in times of crisis, while offering insight into measures designed to aid recovery. The results highlight the role that the length of the crisis will play in determining its final impact, which policymakers should consider when considering the scale of interventions needed. On the other side, the Covid-19 pandemic has opened up new challenges, but also opportunities for SMEs, such as technological advances that create new products and transform almost every phase of the business from manufacturing to marketing, procurement and logistics. Currently, only a small part of the SME sector is able to recognize and seize these opportunities and meet the challenges.

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