Naslov
Growth, Competitiveness and International Trade from the European Perspective

Urednik/ci
Lazibat, Tonći ; Wach, Krzysztof ; Knežević, Blaženka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija knjige
Uredničke knjige, monografija, znanstvena

Izdavač
Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

Grad
Zagreb

Godina
2017

Stranica
186

ISBN
978-953-346-044-4

Ključne riječi
entrepreneurship, competitiveness, international trade, growth, EU

Sažetak
Competition, competing and competitiveness are manifested both when the business operates on the domestic market and on the international market, while international competitiveness may also manifest itself vis-à-vis domestic firms that are forced to compete on the local market with foreign competitors, or even global players. This is determined. Both competition and competitiveness can be considered not only at different levels, but also due to different analytical criteria. Actors involved in this competition are businesses, transnational corporations, industries, local governments and regions, as well as states or economies. Most often, there are three analytical levels – macro, meso and micro levels. The notion of competitiveness may refer either to the assessment of the national or global economy (competitiveness of the economy, macroeconomic competitiveness), but it can also refer to the firm (competitiveness of the business, microeconomic competitiveness), as well as to the industry (competitiveness of the industry, international mesoeconomic competitiveness). It is very crucial that the possibilities, which are created for Central and Eastern European (CEE) as well as South and East European (SEE) economies and businesses by the process of political and economic integration in the frame of the European Union (EU), became fully used. The Europeanisation processes include a wide range of behaviours from simple foreign trade transactions to undertaking independent productive activities in a host country. The Europeanisation processes resulted from the introduction of the Single European Market (SEM), which guarantees equal rights for all businesses (including small and medium-sized enterprises) in all Member States of the European Union (that means mostly the annulment of national protectionism). The European market became “local” market offering national entrepreneurs new chances and possibilities. This helps economies and businesses to grow and to be competitive. On one hand, no doubt there is obviously a regional specifics of international trade and especially of international business and in widely recognized Central Europe including both CEE and SEE countries. On the other hand, there is a theoretical and empirical gap in the literature, thus this monographic book is a kind of the answer trying to fulfil this niche. This monograph presents current research findings of various authors from different parts of the world making a hopefully valuable polyphonic contribution to the puzzle of international competitiveness and trade from the growth perspective in Europe, mainly the European Union. The book consists of 11 chapters written by 14 various scholars coming from 3 different countries (Poland, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

Napomena
The publication is co-financed from the funds allocated by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland to the Faculty of Economics and International Relations of the Cracow University of Economics in the framework of grants for maintaining research potential. The book is partially a result of the project no. 061/WE-KHZ/02/2017/S/7061 entitled “International competitiveness from the macro, meso and micro perspectives” (Konkurencyjność międzynarodowa w perspektywie makro, mezo i mikro) coordinated by Prof. Krzysztof Wach, PhD

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