Book ReviewsArthur Francis and P. K. M. Tharakan (eds.): The Competitiveness of European Industry 1989, London: Routledge. 210 pages SAGE Publications, Inc.1991DOI: 10.1177/017084069101200111 Léopold Bragard Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, University of Liège, Belgium Industrial competitiveness is vitally important to the economic welfare of a country. It now poses a challenge for the European Community and also for Japanese and other Pacific companies in their continuing struggle to gain markets across a wide range of industrial sectors. The Competitiveness of European Industry edited by Arthur Francis and P. K. M. Tharakan presents, in book form, most of the contributions to an international seminar held at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management in Brussels. Chapter 1, written by A. Francis, is devoted to the notion of competitiveness. Francis emphasizes the fact that the debate about the competitiveness of national economies has not been founded on a clear definition, but conducted using measures which only reflect parts of the concept. He shows that it is necessary to distinguish clearly between inefficiency, slow growth and lack of competitiveness and to develop a more appropriate set of policy responses. In Chapter 2, H. P. Fr6hlich adopts the definition
Book Reviews: Arthur Francis and P. K. M. Tharakan (eds.): The Competitiveness of European Industry 1989, London: Routledge. 210 pages
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Book ReviewsArthur Francis and P. K. M. Tharakan (eds.): The Competitiveness of European Industry 1989, London: Routledge. 210 pages SAGE Publications, Inc.1991DOI: 10.1177/017084069101200111 Léopold Bragard Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, University of Liège, Belgium Industrial competitiveness is vitally important to the economic welfare of a country. It now poses a challenge for the European Community and also for Japanese and other Pacific companies in their continuing struggle to gain markets across a wide range of industrial sectors. The Competitiveness of European Industry edited by Arthur Francis and P. K. M. Tharakan presents, in book form, most of the contributions to an international seminar held at the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management in Brussels. Chapter 1, written by A. Francis, is devoted to the notion of competitiveness. Francis emphasizes the fact that the debate about the competitiveness of national economies has not been founded on a clear definition, but conducted using measures which only reflect parts of the concept. He shows that it is necessary to distinguish clearly between inefficiency, slow growth and lack of competitiveness and to develop a more appropriate set of policy responses. In Chapter 2, H. P. Fr6hlich adopts the definitionPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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Book Reviews: Arthur Francis and P. K. M. Tharakan (eds.): The Competitiveness of European Industry 1989, London: Routledge. 210 pages
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