Competitiveness as a system building factor of the region
In the paper the existing approaches for the definition of competition and competitiveness are considered. It is stated, that in the present conditions complications in the business community are accompanied by appearance of new qualitative characteristics of the given economic categories. Consideration of the region as a coordinated action of the regional subjects "population-business-authority" allows to make a conclusion that competitiveness is a system building factor of the region which ensures its integrity and stability of development with respect to both external and internal economic communities.