ID - 1890800 TI - European competitiveness PY - 1993 SN - 0521434432 0521064333 0511984006 9780521434430 9780511984006 9780521064330 PB - Cambridge: Cambridge university press, DB - UniCat KW - Trade theory KW - European Union KW - Competition KW - Technological innovations KW - International business enterprises KW - Europe 1992 KW - Economic aspects KW - AA / International- internationaal KW - EEC / European Union - EU -Europese Unie - Union Européenne - UE KW - 338.023 KW - 380.22 KW - 338.32 KW - 380.23 KW - Arbeidsproductiviteit. KW - Concurrentie. Monopolie, duopolie, oligopolie. KW - Vestigingsplaats en specialisatie van de productie. Ondernemingscentra. KW - Vorming van internationale prijzen. Internationale gelijkheden en verschillen. Concurrentievermogen. KW - Congresses. KW - Breakthroughs, Technological KW - Innovations, Industrial KW - Innovations, Technological KW - Technical innovations KW - Technological breakthroughs KW - Technological change KW - Creative ability in technology KW - Inventions KW - Domestication of technology KW - Innovation relay centers KW - Research, Industrial KW - Technology transfer KW - Business enterprises, International KW - Corporations, International KW - Global corporations KW - International corporations KW - MNEs (International business enterprises) KW - Multinational corporations KW - Multinational enterprises KW - Transnational corporations KW - Business enterprises KW - Corporations KW - Joint ventures KW - Competition (Economics) KW - Competitiveness (Economics) KW - Economic competition KW - Commerce KW - Conglomerate corporations KW - Covenants not to compete KW - Industrial concentration KW - Monopolies KW - Open price system KW - Supply and demand KW - Trusts, Industrial KW - Congresses KW - Economic aspects&delete& KW - Arbeidsproductiviteit KW - Vestigingsplaats en specialisatie van de productie. Ondernemingscentra KW - Concurrentie. Monopolie, duopolie, oligopolie KW - Vorming van internationale prijzen. Internationale gelijkheden en verschillen. Concurrentievermogen KW - European Economic Community countries KW - Common market countries KW - European common market countries KW - Europe KW - Economic policy KW - European Union countries KW - Competition - European Economic Community countries - Congresses. KW - European Economic Community countries - Economic policy - Congresses. KW - Technological innovations - Economic aspects - European Economic Community countries - Congresses. KW - International business enterprises - European Economic Community countries - Congresses. KW - Europe 1992 - Congresses. KW - Business, Economy and Management KW - Economics KW - Competition - European Economic Community countries - Congresses KW - Technological innovations - Economic aspects - European Economic Community countries - Congresses KW - International business enterprises - European Economic Community countries - Congresses KW - Europe 1992 - Congresses UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1890800 AB - This book analyses the key factors determining European competitiveness. It focuses in particular 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 USA and Japan, is also examined. Part I deals with internationalization, the organization of firms, and the activities of multinationals in Europe. Part II focuses on trends in technological competitiveness, and its importance in growth and trade performance. Part III is concerned with structural change, the integration of the European market, competition and mergers, the role of the public sector, and the role of cultural differences. The book ends by addressing the role of industrial policy in the future of the Eastern European economies. ER -