A note on the competitiveness debate / (Record no. 7362)
[ view plain ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01555naa a2200181Ia 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160503s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | art0932 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Yap, Josef T. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A note on the competitiveness debate / |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | pp.1-24 |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Vol. 31 No. 1 First Sem 2004 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This article deals with the concept of competitiveness. Competitiveness is technically a firm-level concept. However, it is oftentimes extended to the national level--the idea of a country's 'international competitiveness' with the following analogies: market share-->export share of country price-->real effective exchange rate or unit labor cost profitability-->long-run economic growth. The concept of national competitiveness is faulty, in the words of Paul Krugman it has become a 'dangerous obsession.' However, national or government policies do have an impact on firm level competitiveness. The only concept related to firm level competitiveness that can be extended to the national level without ambiguity is technological capability. Since technological capability is at the heart of competitiveness, countries must address this issue squarely. One course of action is to adopt a strategic approach to foreign direct investment--as opposed to a passive strategy--similar to what Malaysia and Singapore did. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Competitiveness |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Competitiveness index |
| 773 ## - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Record control number | 0115-9143 |
| Title | Philippine Journal of Development |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/pjd/pidspjd04-1competitiveness.pdf |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Journal Articles |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
No items available.