TY  - BOOK
AU  - Belka, Marek 
TI  - Boosting European competitiveness: : The role of CESEE countries
SN  - 9781785369315
U1  - 338.6048094 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cheltenham
PB  - Edward Elgar Publishing
KW  - Commerce
KW  - Competition
KW  - Government policy
KW  - European Union countries
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - In the global financial crisis, competitiveness gaps between euro area countries caused the additional strain. This book discusses the various dimensions of competitiveness, with a special focus on emerging Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries. For Europe to proceed with convergence and to resist global competitive pressures, it argues that policies to boost productivity and innovation are vital. With products becoming ever more technically sophisticated and global interconnectedness on a relentless rise, it also demonstrates that quality, customer orientation and participation in global production networks and global value chains are at least as important as relative costs and prices
ER  -