Economic-Geographical Aspects of Competitiveness and Positioninng of Countries And Regions

At present, the increased competition between countries and regions made the problem of study of competitiveness and positioning of regions in the system of the world and national economy relevant. This problem becomes even more important in conditions of the development of globalization and transition of countries to the post-industrial stage of development. All this led to the necessity to find ways to assess the competitiveness and the necessity for deeper analysis of the concept of competitiveness. Competitiveness of countries, regions and other territorial entities should be considered in mutual balance of all the principles of socio-economic development by a range of indicators of the following subsystems: population, economy, infrastructure, environment. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n3p74