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TY  - BOOK
ID  - 5447140
TI  - Competitiveness and private sector development : sector specific sources of competitiveness in the Western Balkans : recommendation for a regional investment strategy.
PY  - 2009
SN  - 1282159887 9786612159886 926405569X 9789264055698 9264053638 9789264053632
PB  - Paris, France : OECD,
DB  - UniCat
KW  - Balkan Peninsula -- Economic conditions.
KW  - Competition -- Balkan Peninsula.
KW  - Competition --Balkan Peninsula -- Statistics.
KW  - Industrial policy -- Balkan Peninsula.
KW  - Investments -- Balkan Peninsula.
KW  - Quality of products -- Balkan Peninsula.
KW  - Regional economics.
KW  - Competition
KW  - Investments
KW  - Industrial policy
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Quality of products
KW  - Labor supply
KW  - Regional economics
KW  - Business & Economics
KW  - Economic History
KW  - Balkan Peninsula
KW  - Economic conditions.
KW  - Economic policy.
KW  - Labor force
KW  - Labor force participation
KW  - Labor pool
KW  - Work force
KW  - Workforce
KW  - Product quality
KW  - Breakthroughs, Technological
KW  - Innovations, Industrial
KW  - Innovations, Technological
KW  - Technical innovations
KW  - Technological breakthroughs
KW  - Technological change
KW  - Business
KW  - Industries
KW  - Industry and state
KW  - Investing
KW  - Investment management
KW  - Portfolio
KW  - Competition (Economics)
KW  - Competitiveness (Economics)
KW  - Economic competition
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Balkan States
KW  - Balkans
KW  - Europe, Southeastern
KW  - Southeastern Europe
KW  - Economics
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Regionalism
KW  - Space in economics
KW  - Labor market
KW  - Human capital
KW  - Labor mobility
KW  - Manpower
KW  - Manpower policy
KW  - Consumer protection
KW  - Quality control
KW  - Workmanship
KW  - Creative ability in technology
KW  - Inventions
KW  - Domestication of technology
KW  - Innovation relay centers
KW  - Research, Industrial
KW  - Technology transfer
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Finance
KW  - Disinvestment
KW  - Loans
KW  - Saving and investment
KW  - Speculation
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  - Finance and Investment
KW  - Industry and Services
KW  - Compétitivité (Economie)
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Conditions économiques
UR  - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5447140
AB  - The Western Balkan region benefits from a cost-competitive labour force and geographic and cultural proximity to EU markets. However, cost competitiveness as a source of differentiation is not sustainable. Cost levels are increasing gradually in some sectors, reducing firms’ profitability. In order to sustain competitiveness, the Western Balkans needs to move up the value chain, from investing in automated technology to producing higher-quality goods and enhancing its human capital. This report examines the apparel manufacturing, automotive components and business process and technology outsourcing sectors, focusing on market competitiveness factors, industry key success factors and policy recommendations.
ER  -