Creating an Internationally Competitive Economy

Acknowledgements List of Contributors PART I: PRELIMINARIES Introduction; H.Bloch & P.Kenyon The Meaning and Measurement of International Competitiveness; H.Bloch & P.Kenyon Developing ICOM: An Index of International Competitiveness; J.H.Gapinski PART II: MARKET INSTITUTIONS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY The Labour Market and International Competitiveness; P.Dawkins & P.Kenyon Sectoral Mobility in UK and US Labour Markets; D.Greenaway, R.Upward & P.Wright Market Power and Foreign Trade: Implications for Competition Policy; H.Bloch Investment, Imports and Productivity Growth in the US Cement Industry; D.Prentice PART III: GOVERNMENT POLICY IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY Trade and Communication; D.Lamberton Economic Integration and Regional Policy Cooperation; J.Petchey & P.Shapiro Inside Australia's Contingent Protection Black Box; D.Feaver & K.Wilson PART IV: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE Export-Led Growth in Asia: Long-Run Relationships and Structural Change; P.M.Summers Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in LDCs: Some Further Evidence; V.N.Balasubramanyam, M.Salisu & D.Sapsford The International Diffusion of Technology: Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth; M.Rogers Transaction Efficiency in New Zealand and Australia, 1961-96; T.Hazledine Index