In the modern era, the extent and character of technical change features prominently in discussions of productivity growth and movements in the competitiveness of manufacturing. While technical change is pervasive in modern manufacturing, it occurs unevenly. In this study, technical change is...

This book contains a set of essays by eminent international scholars from Australia, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S. It addresses the issues of globalisation and international competitiveness and includes discussions of market power, competition policy and the effects of foreign trade,...