1 Region as a small open economy and an exporter

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1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. List of contributing authors IX
4. List of abbreviations X
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: Region and Trade
7. 1 Region as a small open economy and an exporter 6
8. 2 The role of openness in the economic growth of regions 25
9. Part II: State of Art
10. 3 Regions’ trade openness 42
11. 4 Dutch disease at regional level 53
12. 5 Overview of empirical research on regions’ foreign trade activity 58
13. Part III: Empirical Analyses of Regions’ Foreign Trade
14. 6 Trade openness of Polish and Spanish regions 80
15. 7 Basic taxonomy of exporting activity parameters for Poland and Spain 86
16. 8 Modelling orthodox and non-orthodox determinants of foreign trade 115
17. 9 Insights for Australia – regions in foreign trade 137
18. 10 Insights for Canada – regions in foreign trade 160
19. Part IV: Policy Implications and Possibilities
20. 11 Possibilities of supporting exports at regional level 186
21. 12 Increasing regional competitiveness in exports through smart specialisations: the case of Spanish and Polish regions 202
22. Part V: Concluding remarks of the book
23. Conclusion 220
24. References 224
25. List of Figures 251
26. List of Tables 253
27. Index of Subject 254