UID:
kobvindex_INTNLM010884831
Format:
1 online resource (224 p)
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ill
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ISBN:
9781785369322
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Content:
In the global financial crisis, competitiveness gaps between euro area countries caused additional strainches This book discusses the various dimensions of competitiveness, with a special focus on emerging Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries. For Europe to proceed with convergence and to resist global competitive pressures, it argues that policies to boost productivity abelka, nd innovation are vital. With products becoming ever more technically sophisticated and global interconnectedness on a relentless rise, it also demonstrates that quality, customer orientation and participation in global production networks and global value chains are at least as important as relative costs and prices. This book delves into the literature and dissects the complexity of competitiveness, aiming to offer tangible policy advice focused on how well the European economy is performing and how it could improve. The key findings of the book, from a mix of academics and policymakers, constitute a state-of-the-art assessment of competitiveness that may challenge traditional perceptions of how economies can return to a path of sustainable growth. Comprehensive and forward-looking, this enlightening book will appeal to academics, researchers and policymakers with a particular interest in European economies and economic integration
Content:
Part I framing the discussion on the competitiveness challenge -- 1. Boosting European competitiveness / Marek Belka, Ewald Nowotny, Doris Ritzberger-Gr{uml}unwald and Pawel Samecki -- 2. Harnessing foreign direct investment to boost economic growth / Beata S. Jarvorcik -- 3. Correcting external imbalances in the European economy / Doris Hanzl-Weiss and Michael Landesmann -- Part II the various dimensions of competitiveness -- 4. New indicators of competitiveness - the Austrian perspective / Doris Ritzberger-Gr{uml}unwald, Maria Silgoner and Klaus Vondra -- 5. Globalisation and growth: the case of China / Linda Yueh -- 6. Non-price components of market share gains - evidence for EU countries / Konstantins Benkovskis and Julia W{uml}orz -- Part III EU structural policies -- 7. EU economic governance: euro area periphery lessons for Central and Eastern European countries / Zsolt Darvas -- 8. EU structural policies today: missing piece of the growth puzzle, or wishful thinking? / Brian Pinto -- 9. EU structural policies and euro adoption in CEE countries / Anna Kosior and Micha{lstrok} Rubaszek -- Part IV labour market and productivity developments -- 10. Labour market integration and associated issues: Kipling is wrong / Peter Sinclair -- 11. Do jobs created in CEE countries result in higher productivity? / Micha{lstrok} Gradzewicz -- 12. Productivity and competitiveness in CESEE countries: a look at the key structural drivers / Dan Andrews and Alain De Serres -- Part V CESEE's contribution to growth in the euro area and Europe -- 13. Convergence of 'new' EU member states: past, present and future / Bas B. Bakker and Krzysztof Krogulski -- 14. EU and CEE: productivity and convergence / Boris Vuj{caron}ci{acute}c -- 15. Peering into the crystal ball: can the CESEE countries be an engine of growth for the EU? / Iain Begg
Note:
Contributors include: D. Andrews, B.B. Bakker, I. Begg, M. Belka, K. Benkovskis, Z. Darvas, A. de Serres, M. Gradzewicz, D. Hanzl-Weiss, B.S. Javorcik, A. Kosior, K. Krogulski, M. Landesmann, E. Nowotny, B. Pinto, D. Ritzberger Gr{uml}unwald, M. Rubaszek, P. Samecki, M. Silgoner, P. Sinclair, K. Vondra, B. Vuj{caron}ci{acute}c, J. W{uml}orz, L. Yueh
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Available in another form ISBN 9781785369315(hardback)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781785369315
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.4337/9781785369322
URL:
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