Technology and National Competitiveness.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (302 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Contributors -- Introduction -- PART ONE: TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- 1 Technological Change and International Trade -- 2 Technology Intensity of us, Canadian, and Japanese Manufactures Output and Exports -- 3 Canadian Industrial Energy Consumption and External Trade -- 4 Technological Clusters and Competitive Poles: The Case of Canadian Energy -- PART TWO: STATE, TECHNOLOGY, AND COMPETITIVENESS -- 5 Technological Innovation and International Competitiveness -- 6 The State and International Trade: Technology and Competitiveness -- 7 Technological Competitiveness Considered as a Form of Structural Competitiveness -- 8 Indicators of Industrial Competitiveness: Results and Limitations -- PART THREE: TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT STRATEGY -- 9 New Modes of Competition in the Textile and Clothing Industry: Some Consequences for Third World Exporters -- 10 Engineering, Design Services, and Technology Transfers: The Case of the Republic of South Korea -- PART FOUR: INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE AND INNOVATION -- 11 Oligopoly, Innovation, and Firm Competitiveness.
Technology is an increasingly important factor in the competition between nations for international trade. It affects the range of products a country exports, the quality of these products, and the price for which they are sold. Unlike traditional, neo-classical theories of international trade and investment, which neglect this issue, Jorge Niosi and the contributing authors address it directly.