This book offers insight into international trade and foreign direct investment competitiveness in Africa. It examines two policies frequently used to enhance international competitiveness in Sub-Saharan African economies: exchange rate policy and productivity-related policy.

This fascinating book offers up a window on one of today's key areas relating to globalization. The matter in question is to what extent national competition policy has to be regarded as a factor of international competitiveness. Should national antitrust policy be given priority over...

Interpretative Models of Urban Intervention -- Impact of the General Model on Specific Case Studies -- Participation and the Socio-Political Foundations of the Management of Urban Redevelopments -- Case Studies -- Conclusion

The Spanish Experiences of Regional Policies -- Spain as a Case-Study: Regional Problems and Policies -- Regional Economy and Policy in Spain (1960-1975) -- The Evolution of Spanish Regional Policy, 1977-2008 -- Regional Growth, Structural Changes and Convergence -- Macroeconomic Effects of the...

Einführung -- TOYOTA — ein Überblick -- Unternehmenskultur im Werden: Die „Propheten“ -- Phänomen TOYOTA: Erfolgsfaktor Ethik -- Gelebte Unternehmensethik -- Das TOYOTA-Produktionssystem: Zauberkasten des Erfolgs -- Das Erfolgsgeheimnis von TOYOTA: Preußen lebt! -- Gigant ohne...

Überblick über das Lead-Markt-Konzept -- Überblick über das Lead-Markt-Konzept -- Lead-Märkte erkennen -- Was sind Lead-Märkte? -- Lead-Märkte erklären -- Warum werden Länder zu Lead-Märkten? -- Lead-Märkte nutzen -- Die Lead-Markt-Strategie in der Produktentwicklung -- Die...

Recent developments in economics have gone from the recognition of the importance of innovation for growth and the exploration of innovation mechanisms to the incorporation of the results of the previous research into economic models. An important lesson to be drawn from all this research is...

The automotive industry is a major pillar of the modern global economy and one of Europe's key industries. There can hardly be any doubt about the important role of this sector as an engine for employment, growth and innovation in Europe, and there are crucial challenges and opportunities ahead....