Yönetim ve Ekonomi (Dec 2019)
The Evaluation of Urban Competitiveness of Tokat Province in the Scope of TR83 Region
Abstract
From now on, the perspective of the countries on the concept of regional politics has changed, and with this change, not only the backward regions, but all the regions have been placed in the focus of the regional politics which is determined by the countries. Along with this change, plans, programs and targets are set to increase the competitiveness of other regions besides the goal of development of the countries that are lagging behind. The concept of regional competition, which includes concepts such as growth, productivity, competition and performance, is an important issue that is important in international economic organizations and serves to increase competition between regions. Increasing competition among regions will increase prosperity in the country and improve development. The role of competitive cities is great when the regions are successful in terms of growth, productivity, performance, innovation, and are classified as competitive regions. In this context, it is very important to establish urban competitiveness and create competitive cities in the first place in regional competitiveness. In the study, the urban competitiveness of Tokat province will be considered in the context of TR83 region, and an evaluation will be made comparatively in the TR83 region such as Amasya, Çorum and Samsun. In the study, 35 variables will be used in determining the urban competitive power of the TR83 regions under the four index classifications as 'human capital and quality of life', 'branding skill and innovation', 'trade skill' and 'accessibility'.First, the variables will be normalized and then analyzed using the formulas specified.
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