Clusters of Competitiveness.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Competition, Competition Policy, and Growth -- Competition and Growth -- Product Market Regulation and Economic Performance -- Competition Policy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Competitiveness and Its Indicators -- Elements of Competitiveness -- Defining Competitiveness -- Price Indicators of Competitiveness -- Nonprice Indicators of Competitiveness -- Doing Business: Measuring Business Regulations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 National Competitiveness -- Defining National Competitiveness -- Competitiveness Rankings -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Innovation Policy for Competitiveness -- Innovation: Definition and Measurements -- Innovation, Growth, and Competitiveness -- Policies for Innovation -- How Can Government Help? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Competitiveness and Clusters -- Background to Clusters -- Cluster Initiatives -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Box -- Box 2.1 Price and Nonprice Indicators of Competitiveness: The Case of Armenia -- Figures -- Figure 1.1 Markups in Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing -- Figure 1.2 The Tree Structure of the Economy-wide PMR Indicator -- Figure 1.3 PMR in Accession and OECD Countries, Aggregate Level, 2008 -- Figure 1.4 Decomposition of PMR in Accession Countries, 2008 -- Figure 2.1 Business Environment Quality: The Diamond -- Figure 2.2 The Three Pillars of Trade Competitiveness -- Figure 2.3 Outcomes and Determinants of Competitiveness -- Figure B2.1.1 Armenia's Share of World Exports -- Figure B2.1.2 Nominal and Real Effective Exchange Rates for Armenia -- Figure B2.1.3 GDP Dynamics and Global Competitiveness Rankings for Armenia -- Figure 2.4 The 12 Pillars of Competitiveness.