This study analyzes poverty dynamics by region for urban and rural areas based on the 2008-2010 panel Susenas. It also conducts a probit analysis to explore the determinants of poverty based on the 2008 consumption module Susenas. We found that while 11% of rural people and 7% of urban people...

The situation where European regions will fall behind with regard to defined categories of clusters with relation to their equivalents on the scale of the world economy can become a significant factor in the low competitiveness of the regions in a global economy. This particularly refers to the...