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020			_a9781785369315
082			_a338.6048094 _bBOO-
245			_aBoosting European competitiveness _b: The role of CESEE countries
260			_aCheltenham _bEdward Elgar Publishing _c2016
300			_aviii,214p.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520			_aIn the global financial crisis, competitiveness gaps between euro area countries caused the additional strain. 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 and 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
650			_aCommerce _vCompetition _vGovernment policy _zEuropean Union countries
700			_aBelka, Marek
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