European Competitiveness

by Kirsty S. Hughes

Overview

Analyzing the key factors determining current and future European competitiveness, this book focuses on the issues of internationalization of firms and markets, the role of technology and innovation, and of continuing European integration, and deals with these issues on the level of firms, industries, and countries. The competitiveness of the EC as a whole, relative to the United States and Japan, is also examined. It will be of interest to students, scholars and policy makers concerned with industry, technology, trade, and the future of the EC.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521434430
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/06/1993
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: internationalisation, integration and European competitiveness Kirsty Hughes; Part I. Internationalisation and Corporate Control: 2. Location decisions of Japanese multinational firms in European manufacturing industries Hideki Yamawaki; 3. New forms of international involvement, competition, and competitiveness: the case of Italy Gianluigi Alzona, Laura Rondi and Giampaolo Vitali; 4. Strategic technology partnering and international corporate strategies John Hagedoorn and Jos Schakenraad; 5. Corporate control and competitiveness: the French case Danielle Galliano and Alain Alcouffe; Part II. Technological Specialisation and International Trade: 6. Patterns of technological specialisation and growth of innovative activities in advanced countries Daniele Archibugi and Mario Pianta; 7. The role of technology, competition and skill in European competitiveness Kirsty Hughes; Part III. European Integration and Structural Change: 8. Mergers, acquisitions and the completion of the internal market Neil Kay; 9. Growth, structural change and real convergence in the EC Christine Oughton; 10. Public services and competitiveness Hugh Mosley and Gunther Schmid; 11. Culture and competitiveness Shaun Hargreaves-Heap; 12. Industrial policy and international competitiveness: the case of Eastern Europe David Audretsch.