Improving Multi-Level Institutional-Economic Mechanisms for Increasing The Competitiveness of The Services Sector (The Case of Qashqadaryo Region)
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https://doi.org/10.51699/cajitmf.v7i3.1286Keywords:
services sector, competitiveness, multi-level mechanism, institutional economy, Qashqadaryo Region, small business, digitalization, service clustersAbstract
The article examines the improvement of multi-level institutional-economic mechanisms for increasing the competitiveness of the services sector using Qashqadaryo Region as a case study. The research is based on official statistics for January-October 2025, national service-sector data for 2025, comparative analysis, structural decomposition and a mechanism-design approach. The results show that Qashqadaryo’s market services reached 41,670.7 billion soums in January-October 2025, with a growth rate of 112.7 percent and a small-business contribution of 73.8 percent. Despite positive dynamics, the sector remains concentrated in several urban and district centers, while high-value digital, engineering, health and education services require stronger institutional support. The scientific novelty of the article is the proposed multi-level mechanism connecting national regulation, regional coordination, district infrastructure, enterprise productivity and consumer-quality feedback. The article offers practical recommendations for cluster development, digitalization, service quality monitoring, targeted finance and human capital upgrading.
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