Creating an internationally competitive economy /

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Imprint:Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.
Description:x, 276 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4443413
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Other authors / contributors:Bloch, Harry, 1946-
Kenyon, Peter.
ISBN:0333772776
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on the Contributors
  • Part I. Preliminaries
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Meaning and Measurement of International Competitiveness
  • 3. Developing ICOM: An Index of International Competitiveness
  • Part II. Market Institutions in a Global Economy
  • 4. The Labour Market and International Competitiveness
  • 5. Sectoral Mobility in UK and US Labour Markets
  • 6. Market Power and Foreign Trade: Implications for Competition Policy
  • 7. Investment, Imports and Productivity Growth in the US Cement Industry
  • Part III. Government Policy in a Global Economy
  • 8. Trade and Communication
  • 9. Economic Integration and Regional Policy Cooperation
  • 10. Inside Australia's Contingent Protection Black Box
  • Part IV. International Comparisons of Economic Performance
  • 11. Export-Led Growth in Asia: Long-Run Relationships and Structural Change
  • 12. The International Diffusion of Technology: Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth
  • 13. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in LDCs: Some Further Evidence
  • 14. Transaction Efficiency in New Zealand and Australia, 1961-96
  • Index