European Competitiveness

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511984006

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.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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List of contributors
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Acknowledgements
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1 - Introduction: internationalisation, integration and European competitiveness
pp 1-8
- By Kirsty Hughes, Policy Studies Institute, London
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Part 1 - Internationalisation and corporate control
pp 9-10
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2 - Location decisions of Japanese multinational firms in European manufacturing industries
pp 11-28
- By Hideki Yamawaki, Catholic University of Louvain
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3 - New forms of international involvement, competition, and competitiveness: the case of Italy
pp 29-59
- By Gianluigi Alzona, University of Turin, Laura Rondi, National Research Council, Turin, Giampaolo Vitali, National Research Council, Turin
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4 - Strategic technology partnering and international corporate strategies
pp 60-86
- By John Hagedoorn, University of Limburg, Jos Schakenraad, University of Limburg
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5 - Corporate control and competitiveness: the French case
pp 87-102
- By Danielle Galliano, Laboratorie d'Economie Industrielle Agroalimentaire, Ivry, Alain Alcouffe, Université de Haute Alsace
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Part 2 - Technological specialisation and international trade
pp 103-104
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6 - Patterns of technological specialisation and growth of innovative activities in advanced countries
pp 105-132
- By Daniele Archibugi, University of Cambridge, Mario Pianta, National Research Council, Rome
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7 - The role of technology, competition and skill in European competitiveness
pp 133-158
- By Kirsty Hughes, Policy Studies Institute, London
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Part 3 - European integration and structural change
pp 159-160
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8 - Mergers, acquisitions and the completion of the internal market
pp 161-180
- By Neil Kay, University of Strathclyde
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9 - Growth, structural change and real convergence in the EC
pp 181-199
- By Christine Oughton, University of Glasgow
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10 - Public services and competitiveness
pp 200-231
- By Hugh Mosley, Wissenschaftszentrum, Berlin, Günther Schmid, Wissenschaftszentrum, Berlin
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11 - Culture and competitiveness
pp 232-258
- By Shaun Hargreaves-Heap, University of East Anglia
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12 - Industrial policy and international competitiveness: the case of Eastern Europe
pp 259-290
- By David Audretsch, Wissenschaftszentrum, Berlin
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Index
pp 291-293
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of contributors
pp ix-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

1 - Introduction: internationalisation, integration and European competitiveness
pp 1-8

Part 1 - Internationalisation and corporate control
pp 9-10

2 - Location decisions of Japanese multinational firms in European manufacturing industries
pp 11-28

3 - New forms of international involvement, competition, and competitiveness: the case of Italy
pp 29-59

4 - Strategic technology partnering and international corporate strategies
pp 60-86

5 - Corporate control and competitiveness: the French case
pp 87-102

Part 2 - Technological specialisation and international trade
pp 103-104

6 - Patterns of technological specialisation and growth of innovative activities in advanced countries
pp 105-132

7 - The role of technology, competition and skill in European competitiveness
pp 133-158

Part 3 - European integration and structural change
pp 159-160

8 - Mergers, acquisitions and the completion of the internal market
pp 161-180

9 - Growth, structural change and real convergence in the EC
pp 181-199

10 - Public services and competitiveness
pp 200-231

11 - Culture and competitiveness
pp 232-258

12 - Industrial policy and international competitiveness: the case of Eastern Europe
pp 259-290

Index
pp 291-293

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