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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780110403321

Titolo

Competitiveness strategy in developing countries / / edited by Ganeshan Wignaraja

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-58544-6

0-203-77427-2

1-134-58545-4

1-280-07034-X

0-585-45735-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in development economics ; ; 29

Altri autori (Persone)

WignarajaGaneshan <1962->

Disciplina

338.4767091724

338.6048091724

Soggetti

Industrial policy - Developing countries

Industrial productivity - Developing countries

Investments, Foreign - Government policy - Developing countries

Technological innovations - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Competition - Developing countries

International trade

Competition, International

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A manual for policy analysis"- -Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Editor's note; Introduction, concepts and benchmarking; Introduction; Competitiveness analysis and strategy; Benchmarking competitiveness: a first look at the MECI; Supply-side issues and policies for competitiveness; Science, technology and innovation policy; Industrial clusters and business development services for small and medium-sized enterprises; Government policies towards foreign direct investment; Financial sector policies for enterprise development; Incentive policies for competitiveness

Privatisation, regulation and domestic competition policyInternational trade policies; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Globalization and structural adjustment offer many opportunities for export orientated industrialization in developing economies. As a group, competitiveness in the developing countries has improved, but, while East Asian economies have had rapid export growth and technological upgrades, South Asian and African economies have lagged behind. Old structures, institutions, behavioural patterns and public policies are ill-adapted to deal with the challenges posed by technological change and economic liberalization. Consequently there is an urgent need for change in government and private sector at