Regional Insights: A selection of articles providing a fresh take on regional studies

Regional Competitiveness through Value Chains: The Flemish Chocolate and Ghanaian Cocoa Clusters

By Ries Anderson (e-mail), Nancy Agyeman, Lord Kainyah, Richard David and Prof Dr Pablo Collazzo*, Business & Tourism Unit, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Belgium.  Introduction When studying the microeconomics of competitiveness, we chose to focus on the Ghanaian cocoa cluster and the Flemish chocolate cluster due to their natural synergy. Our team, consisting […]

Design, Innovation, and Regional Competitiveness: Insights from the Milan Fashion Cluster

By Rania El Ghalbzouri (e-mail), Vida Asabea Ohene, Yasmine Didou, June Bunpha and Prof. Dr. Pablo Collazzo*, at the Business & Tourism Unit of Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Mechelen, Belgium. Introduction This article offers a comprehensive examination of Milan’s fashion and luxury goods cluster, concentrating on its economic performance, business environment, historical development, […]