Nu hvor konkurrencen ikke så meget vil finde sted mellem virksomheder som mellem territoriale systemer. Et territorialt system skal råde over en effektiv forvaltning, en retfærdig og om muligt lav beskatning og nogle infrastrukturer, der skal sikre konkurrenceevnen.
The French economist and banker, Antoine Michel, said that there have to be three essential conditions for an area to be competitive, since competition will now no longer be between companies but between area-based systems: an area-based system must be able to have efficient administration, fair and if possible light taxation, and infrastructures whose purpose is to be competitive.