LOCATION, COMPETITION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: …

In The Competitive Advantage of Nations (Porter, 1990), I model the effect of location on competition through four interrelated influences, graphically depicted in a diamond; the diamond metaphor has become common in referring to the theory (Figure 2).(n8) In a recent two-part article, I explore and statistically test the sequential process by which the diamond must upgrade if an economy is to ... ................
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