| Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I framing the discussion on the competitiveness challenge -- 1. Boosting European competitiveness / Marek Belka, Ewald Nowotny, Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald and Pawel Samecki -- 2. Harnessing foreign direct investment to boost economic growth / Beata S. Jarvorcik -- 3. Correcting external imbalances in the European economy / Doris Hanzl-Weiss and Michael Landesmann -- Part II the various dimensions of competitiveness -- 4. New indicators of competitiveness -- the Austrian perspective / Doris Ritzberger-Grünwald, Maria Silgoner and Klaus Vondra -- 5. Globalisation and growth: the case of China / Linda Yueh -- 6. Non-price components of market share gains -- evidence for EU countries / Konstantins Benkovskis and Julia Wörz -- Part III EU structural policies -- 7. EU economic governance: euro area periphery lessons for Central and Eastern European countries / Zsolt Darvas -- 8. EU structural policies today: missing piece of the growth puzzle, or wishful thinking? / Brian Pinto -- 9. EU structural policies and euro adoption in CEE countries / Anna Kosior and Michał Rubaszek -- Part IV labour market and productivity developments -- 10. Labour market integration and associated issues: Kipling is wrong / Peter Sinclair -- 11. Do jobs created in CEE countries result in higher productivity? / Michał Gradzewicz -- 12. Productivity and competitiveness in CESEE countries: a look at the key structural drivers / Dan Andrews and Alain De Serres -- Part V CESEE's contribution to growth in the euro area and Europe -- 13. Convergence of 'new' EU member states: past, present and future / Bas B. Bakker and Krzysztof Krogulski -- 14. EU and CEE: productivity and convergence / Boris Vujčić -- 15. Peering into the crystal ball: can the CESEE countries be an engine of growth for the EU? / Iain Begg |
| Summary |
In the global financial crisis, competitiveness gaps between Euro area countries caused additional strain. This book discusses the various dimensions of competitiveness, with a special focus on Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. With products becoming ever more technically sophisticated and global interconnectedness on a relentless rise, quality, customer orientation and participation in production networks are as important as relative costs and prices. For Europe to proceed with convergence and to resist global competitive pressures, policies to boost productivity and innovation are th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Competition -- European Union countries
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Competition -- Government policy -- European Union countries
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Commerce
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Competition
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Competition -- Government policy
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| SUBJECT |
European Union countries -- Commerce
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European Union countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nowotny, Ewald
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Samecki, Pawel
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Ritzberger-Grünwald, Doris
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| ISBN |
9781785369322 |
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1785369326 |
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