Competitiveness Strategy in Developing Countries

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Competitiveness Strategy in Developing Countries is written by Ganeshan Wignaraja and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1134585454 (ISBN 10) and 9781134585458 (ISBN 13).

Globalization and structural adjustment offer many opportunities for export orientated industrialization in developing economies. As a group, competitiveness in the developing countries has improved, but, while East Asian economies have had rapid export growth and technological upgrades, South Asian and African economies have lagged behind. Old structures, institutions, behavioural patterns and public policies are ill-adapted to deal with the challenges posed by technological change and economic liberalization. Consequently there is an urgent need for change in government and private sector attitudes and strategies. This volume seeks to generalise the lessons across developing country and enterprise cases, and sheds light on which trade and industrial strategies and instruments work best, and which do not work, in relation to manufacturing competitiveness.