A Analysis of Regional Competitiveness in the Context of Socio-Economics and Infrastructure

Dahlan Tampubolon

doi:10.11594/ijmaber.03.01.15

Abstract

The research aims to analyze the variables that influence and determine the regional competitiveness of Meranti Islands Regency using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The research used primary data with questionnaire and interview with 40 respondents consisting of members of the Regency DPRD, sub-district heads, heads of government sections, socio-cultural and village community empowerment. The research consists of five institutional variables; socio-political, regional labor, economy, productivity and physical infrastructure. The results of regional competitiveness among sub-districts are economic variables in the Tasik Putri Puyu sub-district (0.475), Tebing Tinggi subdistrict’s physical infrastructure (0.373), labor and productivity of Pulau Merbau sub-district (0.216), Rangsang Pesisir Barat sub-district’s high cliff institutions (0.260) and Rangsang Pesisir sub-district’s social politics (0.333).

Highlights

Regional competitiveness refers to a region's ability to provide value in order to attain high and long-term prosperity while remaining open to both domestic and international competition
Based on the description above, the purpose of this study is to determine the competitiveness between sub-districts in terms of institutional variables, socio-political, regional economy, labor and productivity and physical infrastructure that determine regional competitiveness in Meranti Islands Regency
The following conclusions can be drawn: 1. The regional competitiveness variable from the highest to the lowest in the Meranti Islands Regency is the regional economy with a weight of 0.349 with an indicator weight of 0.667 economic potential and an economic structure of 0.333

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Introduction

Regional competitiveness refers to a region's ability to provide value in order to attain high and long-term prosperity while remaining open to both domestic and international competition. Each region has different competitiveness capabilities, where each city has its own characteristics of the economy, infrastructure and natural resources, as well as its own human resources. Each city tries to improve the economy and development of its region to the maximum in order to be able to compete with other regions. Regional competitiveness depends on specific industries which, in turn, depend on the competitiveness of individual entities. Competitiveness comprises all elements of the aggregate model, taking into account the interactions between different levels of competitiveness, the product of their integrated impact, and inter- and intra-sectoral relationships (Huggins et al, 2013). Analysis of Regional Competitiveness in the Context of Socio-Economics and Infrastructure.

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