THE SYNERGY BETWEEN SUBSECTOR COMPETITIVENESS AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF TURKEY AND THE TOMATO SUBSECTOR

Abstract This study develops a conceptual model of the institutions and key factors that facilitate competitiveness on the national and subsector level and then determines how linkages between the factors that enhance competitiveness and regional development can be created. Turkey and the Turkish tomato subsector provided the case to test this model.Regional development, sustainable competitiveness, tomato processing industry, Turkey, industry clusters, Community/Rural/Urban Development,

Language Attitudes Down Under

Perceived similarity is an uncommon construct in previous studies on attitudes towards accents. This studyfocuses on how Australian adolescents rate the attractiveness of four English accents and how similar theparticipants judge these accents to be to their own accent. This study uses a verbal-guise technique and a survey to question 66 Australian adolescents. The speakers used in this study represent a General American, a standard British (RP), an Australian, and a New Zealand accent. The Australians rate the Australian accent highest in attractiveness and similarity. This study found that attractiveness and similarity in this context are positively correlated