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Failing to compete : technology development and technology systems in Africa

Lall, Sanjaya - 2002

1. Competitiveness and national technology systems : an introduction -- 2. The relative competitive and technological performance of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. Kenya -- 4. Tanzania -- 5. Uganda -- 6. Ghana -- 7. Zimbabwe.

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Industrial competitiveness in East-Central Europe

Myant, Martin R. (ed.) - 1999

Will the manufacturing industry in east-central Europe survive when the host countries join the European Union? This controversial book challenges the assumption, made by the European Commission, that industries in transitional economies should have little difficulty establishing and maintaining...

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The globalization of industry and innovation in Eastern Europe : from post-socialist restructuring to international competitiveness

Hirschhausen, Christian von (ed.); Bitzer, Jürgen (ed.) - 2000

In this important book, industrial and enterprise reform over the last decade in Eastern Europe is critically reviewed in light of increasing Eastern integration into the global economy. The authors argue for the further globalization of Eastern European enterprise networks as a condition for...

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Organizational innovations and economic growth : organosis and growth of firms, sectors, and countries

Sanidas, Elias - 2005

Analysing the USA and Japan from the late 19th century to the present day, the book provides an accessible synthesis of …1. Introduction -- 2. Organizational innovations from the 1860s in the USA and Japan -- 3. The role of OIs in the … the USA and Japan -- 7. Empirical evidence on the links between industrial sectoral growth and the Lean Production System …

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Fairness in the world economy : US perspectives on international trade relations

Zampetti, Americo Beviglia - 2006

In an international context, fairness is particularly important, since only a system which is perceived by its participants as fair can command acceptance and compliance. The main focus of this study is to investigate the development of the notion of fairness in US trade policy and law as well...

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Biotechnology and competitive advantage : Europe's firms and the US challenge

Senker, Jacqueline (ed.); Vliet, Ronald van (organizer) - 1998

Biotechnology and Competitive Advantage investigates the development of biotechnology in Europe and the United States. It examines why Europe has fallen behind in applying biotechnology, when its scientific capabilities are largely comparable to those in the US. In addition it sheds new light on...

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Entrepreneurial competition and industrial location : investigating the structural patterns and intangible sources of competitive performance

Peneder, Michael - 2001

implications are tested in a comparative study of competitive performance in the EU, Japan and the USA. Typical mechanisms of …

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Productivity in Asia : economic growth and competitiveness

Jorgenson, Dale Weldeau (contributor); … - 2007

1. Introduction -- 2. Investigating productivity slowdown in the 1990s by using the KLEM database in Japan -- 3. The sources of growth of US industries -- 4. Total factor productivity growth in Chinese industries, 1981-2000 -- 5. Growth accounting and productivity analysis by 33 industrial...

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Taxing the working poor : the political origins and economic consequences of taxing low wages

Kemmerling, Achim - 2009

In most industrialized countries the tax burden of poor people has increased dramatically over the last few decades. This book analyses both the political origins of this increase and its consequences for the labour market

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The growth of firms : a survey of theories and empirical evidence

Coad, Alex - 2009

Much progress has been made in empirical research into firm growth in recent decades due to factors such as the availability of detailed longitudinal datasets, more powerful computers and new econometric techniques. This book provides an up-to-date catalogue of empirical work, as well as a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850784

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