The competitiveness of business services and regional development: evidence from Scotland and the South East of England

Auteurs :
O'FARRELL, P.N.
HITCHENS, D.M.
MOFFAT, L.A.R.

Description :
The paper presents a matched-pairs analysis of the competitive performance of business service companies. Value added per person is higher in the English firms and more of them have introduced a new service during the previous five years. The paper reviews various supply-and demand-side causes of the performance differences and the implications of potential policy responses are considered.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Urban studies (Harlow), issn : 0042-0980, 1993, vol. 30, n°. 10, p. 1629-1652, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 17 réf.

Date :
1993

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Harlow, Longman Group