Tag: R10

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONS

Toleu PANIYAZ

Doctoral Student at the Department of Political Science, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan

tpaniyaz@kaiost.cn

Kargash ZHANPEIISSOVA

Professor at the Department of Political Science, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan

zhanp@nuos.pro

Oralbay KABUL

Head of the Department of Philosophy, A. Baitursynov Kostanay Regional University, Kostanay, Republic of Kazakhstan

o.kabul@ust-hk.com.cn

Aigul AMANTAYEVA

Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, A. Baitursynov Kostanay Regional University, Kostanay, Republic of Kazakhstan

aamantayeva@tanu.pro

Abstract

The state system of strategic forecasting and planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan is an important tool for the implementation of large-scale global tasks and the development of long-term priorities for the central and regional authorities. The purpose of the study is to identify strategic priorities for the regional development of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the example of the Kostanay region and to verify the connection between regional development within the country and world geopolitics. The study covers the main tasks and achievements of the regional economy development. The authors of the study disclose the main areas for improving monetary and fiscal policy, ensuring macroeconomic stabilisation. The study demonstrates the main issues and opportunities of economic development in various regions of Kazakhstan and proposes measures for the labour market modernisation as the main priority of effective economy development. Thus, the new course of national policy within global challenges requires improving the training of qualified personnel capable of providing labour resources. The main task of regional policy and state strategy is to preserve the country as a single unitary state. This specificity requires effective management of all internal structure elements of the Kazakh society, which is at the stage of systemic modification. The practical significance of the study is due to the visual demonstration of the effectiveness of various regional development theories, their place and role in science and politics.

Keywords: Regional policy, national economy, competitiveness, strategic priorities, concept, diversification

JEL classification: R10, R58, C53

 pp. 83-92

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DETECTING INTERREGIONAL PATTERNS IN TOURISM SEASONALITY OF GREECE: A PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS APPROACH

Dimitrios TSIOTAS

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Regional and Economic Development, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Nea Poli, Amfissa, 33100, Greece, Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, Volos, 38334, Greece, tsiotas@aua.gr

tsiotas@uth.gr

Thomas KRABOKOUKIS

Ph.D. candidate, Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, Volos, 38334, Greece

tkrabokoukis@uth.gr

Serafeim POLYZOS

Professor, Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, Volos, 38334, Greece

spolyzos@uth.gr

Abstract

Tourism seasonality is a complex phenomenon incorporating a temporal, a spatial, and a socioeconomic (ontological) dimension. This paper builds on principal component analysis (PCA) to provide an integrated methodological framework for studying all three dimensions of tourism seasonality. The proposed method classifies the seasonal patterns of tourism demand of the Greek prefectures into regional groups, which are examined in terms of their geographical and socioeconomic characteristics. The study aims to configure distinguishable seasonal profiles in terms of their socioeconomic attributes. The proposed method is applied to monthly data of tourism overnight stays for the period 1998-2018 and detects seven principal components described by diverse socioeconomic attributes. The overall analysis proposes a useful tool for tourism management and regional policy, it advances PCA to be used as a tool of regional classification, and it incorporates a multivariate consideration based on the socioeconomic evaluation of the principal components. The proposed methodology develops an integrated framework dealing with complexity describing socioeconomic research and particularly tourism seasonality.

Keywords: regional development; seasonal classification; spatiotemporal patterns; pattern recognition.

JEL classification: C18, C38, O52, R10, R58, Z30

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REGIONAL CONVERGENCE: THEORY AND EMPIRICS

Stilianos ALEXIADIS *

Ministry of Rural Development & Foods, Department of Agricultural Policy & Documentation, Division of Agricultural Statistics, Room 519, 2 Acharnon Street, 104 32, Athens, Greece, Tel: ++30 210 2125925

salexiadis7@aim.com

Abstract

One of the most controversial issues in regional science is regional convergence. Do regions converge? Why the existing inequalities across regions persist overtime, despite some movements towards convergence. Such questions had bred an extensive literature. In this paper, a model of regional convergence focusing on technological factors is developed. This model is tested using data for the EU-27 regions. A possible explanation for these results is offered and suggests that might afford an interesting policy conclusion.

Keywords: Regional convergence, Technological gaps, Technology adoption

JEL classification: R10

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* The findings, interpretations and conclusions are entirely those of the author and, do not necessarily represent the official position, policies or views of the Ministry of Rural Development & Foods and/or the Greek Government.