European Competitiveness (Hardcover)

1. Introduction: internationalisation, integration and European competitiveness Kirsty Hughes; Part I. Internationalisation and Corporate Control: 2. Location decisions of Japanese multinational firms in European manufacturing industries Hideki Yamawaki; 3. New forms of international involvement, competition, and competitiveness: the case of Italy Gianluigi Alzona, Laura Rondi and Giampaolo Vitali; 4. Strategic technology partnering and international corporate strategies John Hagedoorn and Jos Schakenraad; 5. Corporate control and competitiveness: the French case Danielle Galliano and Alain Alcouffe; Part II. Technological Specialisation and International Trade: 6. Patterns of technological specialisation and growth of innovative activities in advanced countries Daniele Archibugi and Mario Pianta; 7. The role of technology, competition and skill in European competitiveness Kirsty Hughes; Part III. European Integration and Structural Change: 8. Mergers, acquisitions and the completion of the internal market Neil Kay; 9. Growth, structural change and real convergence in the EC Christine Oughton; 10. Public services and competitiveness Hugh Mosley and Gunther Schmid; 11. Culture and competitiveness Shaun Hargreaves-Heap; 12. Industrial policy and international competitiveness: the case of Eastern Europe David Audretsch.