European competitiveness
By: edited by Kirsty S. Hughes.
Contributors: Hughes, Kirsty.; Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Competition -- European Economic Community countries -- Congresses.; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- European Economic Community countries -- Congresses.; International business enterprises -- European Economic Community countries -- Congresses.; Europe 1992 -- Congresses.; European Economic Community countries -- Economic policy -- Congresses.
Description: This book analyses the key factors determining current and future European competitiveness. It focuses in particular on the issues of internationalisation of firms and markets, the role of technology and innovation, and of continuing European integration, and deals with these issues on the level of firms, industries and countries. The competitiveness of the EC as a whole, relative to the USA and Japan, is also examined. Part 1 deals with internationalisation, the organisation of firms, and the activities of multinationals in Europe. Part 2 focuses on trends in technological competitiveness, and its importance in growth and trade performance. Part 3 is concerned with structural change, the integration of the European market, competition and mergers, the role of the public sector, and the role of cultural differences. The book ends by addressing the role of industrial policy in the future of the Eastern European economies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Developed from two workshops held at and funded by the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin in December 1989 and in June 1991.