decade, before the apparition of the current crisis. An analysis of the deterioration in competitiveness points to supply … offshoring the entire production process. Restoring competitiveness will require steps to strengthen the country’s growth … rapidly. The lack of competitiveness is more often a symptom than the cause of one or more underlying economic weaknesses …

, which has provided a significant boost to growth, productivity, competitiveness, profits and (more controversially …

-to-head competition with Germany; iii) low non-price competitiveness of French export goods; iv) offshoring of entire production processes …

competitiveness. In particular, often building on recent policy initiatives or commitments, this paper recommends reforms to further …

improving competitiveness, raising domestic saving, attracting more FDI inflows and reducing energy import dependency …

fuelled credit booms and a weakening of competitiveness in some deficit countries. Weaknesses in financial regulation and over …