Integration mechanisms for small and medium-sized enterprises in the Republic of Moldova into regional clusters

Abstract

In the context of increased global competitiveness, the cluster is one of the fundamental types of economic spatial growth. The article highlights the integration mechanisms of small and medium enterprises into a single value chain as the primary feature of the cluster, which is made possible by the compact location, attraction to agglomerations. The article takes into account a certain variety of approaches to the essence of the cluster, presented in the works of national and foreign scientists. CZU: [334.012.63+334.012.64]:332.133.4(478). JEL O1, M1, M2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.53486/icspm2023.07