Competitiveness of the Forest Sector in the EU Candidate Countries - Cluster Analysis
Abstract
This study, initiated within the framework of IIASA's Young Scientists Summer Program 2001, investigates some key issues related to the enlargement and, in particular, the competitiveness of forest-related industries in the candidate countries. The main contribution of this study is its holistic approach to discern various forms of industrial competitiveness in selected candidate countries. Moreover, the objective is to investigate how the observed patterns of competitiveness have evolved during the transition process so far, giving some implications of the models of restructuring and integration of the European forest sector as a whole.