Constructing jurisdictional advantage

Abstract

This chapter aims to advance economic development theory through the concept of jurisdictional advantage; demonstrating how places might strategically position themselves to gain economic advantage; then considering how this place-specific advantage might be constructed. We choose the term “jurisdiction” to define the set of actors that have a common interest in a spatially bound community. Jurisdictions are entities with a legitimate political ability to influence social and economic outcomes within their boundaries. Borrowing from the literature on corporate strategy, the uniqueness of local capabilities becomes a source of advantage for jurisdictions. We consider how to measure and construct jurisdictional advantage.

Citation

Feldman, M. and Martin, R. (2008), "Constructing jurisdictional advantage", Feldman, M.P. and Santangelo, G.D. (Ed.) New Perspectives in International Business Research (Progress in International Business Research, Vol. 3), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 139-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1745-8862(08)03007-0