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Retail Power Plays - From Trading to Brand Leadership (Hardcover): Michael Jary, Andrew Wileman Retail Power Plays - From Trading to Brand Leadership (Hardcover)
Michael Jary, Andrew Wileman
R1,532 Discovery Miles 15 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How can retail brand power be built and maintained? What are the implications of this for 'producer brands' like Coca-Cola? How will retailing look in the twenty-first century? This book sets out strategies and implementation programmes for building strong brands in retailing, to create competitive differentiation and superior financial returns. It begins with an analysis of how retail and 'own label' brands have leap-frogged traditional producer brands. The authors argue that this is changing the consumer goods industry. To meet these new challenges, the book sets out action plans and examines branding strategies in a number of different market sectors. It also uses analysis and case-studies from around the world, particularly the USA, Europe and Japan.

Global Competition and Technology - Essays in the Creation and Application of Knowledge by Multinationals (Hardcover): Robert... Global Competition and Technology - Essays in the Creation and Application of Knowledge by Multinationals (Hardcover)
Robert Pearce
R2,905 Discovery Miles 29 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Multinationals are increasingly taking internationalised approaches to the ways in which they generate new knowledge and develop innovative new products from it in the pursuit of global competitiveness. These new perspectives in MNEs' technological behaviour open up important additional possibilities for those countries that play host to operations of these companies. This book analyses in detail the new dimensions in MNEs' approach to global competitiveness and the role played in this by overseas R & D units, and discusses the implications of this for host countries' growth and welfare.

Competition, Cooperation, Research and Development - The Economics of Research Joint Ventures (Hardcover): Joanna A.Poyago-... Competition, Cooperation, Research and Development - The Economics of Research Joint Ventures (Hardcover)
Joanna A.Poyago- Theotoky
R2,879 Discovery Miles 28 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Innovation is a major contributory factor to economic growth. How can it be encouraged? One solution favoured especially in highly-competitive high-tech industries is cooperation in research and development. The theoretical issues raised by these joint ventures are examined in these essays which cover all aspects for growth, technology, competition and welfare. Contributions from the UK, Europe, North America and Asia ensure a broad international approach. There is an indepth study of European technology policy.

The New World of Work - Shaping a Future that Helps People, Organizations and Our Societies to Thrive (Paperback): Peter Cheese The New World of Work - Shaping a Future that Helps People, Organizations and Our Societies to Thrive (Paperback)
Peter Cheese
R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Work has changed forever. How can HR and leaders adapt? How can they deal with the wellbeing and productivity crisis, address the skills gap and build better organizations? This book has the answer. Written by a leading voice in the people profession, The New World of Work takes an evidence-based approach to provide practical advice on how the business and employees can succeed. It covers how to combat stalling productivity, poor wellbeing and the increase in mental health issues in the workplace as well as the need for agile learning, ways to close the skills gap and a refreshingly realistic look at the impact of technology. There is also essential discussion of job design, flexible working, diversity and inclusion (D&I) and how to engage both an ageing workforce and new Gen Z recruits. This book also includes guidance on how to build a business which is responsible, trustworthy and transparent, is based on the principles of 'good work' and is one that employees are proud to work for. With global examples and case studies from private and public sector organizations, The New World of Work is the book that HR and business professionals need to seize the opportunity and allow both the business and its people to succeed.

Dynamic Competitive Analysis in Marketing - Proceedings of the International Workshop on Dynamic Competitive Analysis in... Dynamic Competitive Analysis in Marketing - Proceedings of the International Workshop on Dynamic Competitive Analysis in Marketing, Montreal, Canada, September 1-2, 1995 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Steffen Jorgensen, Georges Zaccour
R2,886 Discovery Miles 28 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume contains a selection of papers that were presented at the International Workshop on Dynamic Competitive Analysis, held in Montr6al, Canada, September 1-2, 1995. The workshop was organized by the editors of the proceedings volume. The proceedings contain both "full papers" and shorter pieces, to be considered as "work in progress." The choice of a rather broad theme for the workshop was deliberate and done in order to attract researchers from different areas of the marketing science community that usually do not get together. Obviously, a volume like this cannot be exhaustive in the coverage of the dynamics of marketing competition but we are confident that it will convey to the reader an impression of what are the current themes in this field of research. The book should be useful to researchers in marketing science, applied game theorists, graduate students, as well as practitioners in marketing with an interest in methods and examples of dynamic competitive analysis.

Social Reconstructions of the World Automobile Industry - Competition, Power and Industrial Flexibility (Paperback, 1996 Ed.):... Social Reconstructions of the World Automobile Industry - Competition, Power and Industrial Flexibility (Paperback, 1996 Ed.)
Frederic C. Deyo
R2,879 Discovery Miles 28 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Competition, Power and Industrial Flexibility assesses the varying ways in which automobile assemblers in several countries of East and Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas have sought to enhance their efficiency and flexibility in response to heightened global competition during the 1980s and early 1990s. It then explores the implications of such managerial strategies for workers and trade unions, and the responses of unions in seeking to preserve or enhance worker welfare and voice under industrial restructuring.

Social Reconstructions of the World Automobile Industry - Competition, Power and Industrial Flexibility (Hardcover): Frederic... Social Reconstructions of the World Automobile Industry - Competition, Power and Industrial Flexibility (Hardcover)
Frederic C. Deyo
R2,910 Discovery Miles 29 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Competition, Power and Industrial Flexibility assesses the varying ways in which automobile assemblers in several countries of East and Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas have sought to enhance their efficiency and flexibility in response to heightened global competition during the 1980s and early 1990s. It then explores the implications of such managerial strategies for workers and trade unions, and the responses of unions in seeking to preserve or enhance worker welfare and voice under industrial restructuring.

Industrial Mobility and Public Policy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996): Ulrich Landwehr Industrial Mobility and Public Policy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Ulrich Landwehr
R2,851 Discovery Miles 28 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The widespread debate on industrial mobility and on the consequences of industrial mobility for the income of local resources has motivated me to look closer at some immanent questions concerning optimal public policy. I think that regarding locations as endowed with some stock of local resources (especially local labour) and regarding local policy makers as interested in a high income of local resources is a quite realistic approach to the issue of rent-shifting public policy in view of industrial mobility. My attention has been especially drawn to the role of inter-industry mobility differentials for public policy. As soon as the discussion focuses on local resources, it becomes clear that the expansion of a mobile industry at some location will absorb local resources which may come from local immobile industries and that the contraction of a mobile industry will release local resources which may go to local illliIlobile industries. The present study is my dissertation for a doctorate in economics at the Universitat Mannheim. It evolved at the Universitat Mannheim, where I have been member of the Graduiertenkolleg Finanz- und Gutermarkte since October 1993, and at the University College London, where I stayed as a participant in the European Network for Training in Economic Research (ENTER) from November 1994 to April 1995. The implicit support by the Deutsche F orschungsgemeinschaft and the ERASMUS programme is gratefully acknowledged.

Global Solutions for Teams - Moving From Collision to Collaboration (Hardcover): Sylvia B. Odenwald Global Solutions for Teams - Moving From Collision to Collaboration (Hardcover)
Sylvia B. Odenwald
R950 R792 Discovery Miles 7 920 Save R158 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Global Solutions for Teams is a strategy-packed resource essential for multinational organizations or any company that is considering going global. The book's cultural guidelines and case examples of leading multinational corporations demonstrate how cross-cultural teams can overcome a disjointed state of cultural collision...and progress to the more productive stages of coexistence and finally, collaboration. As workplace borders expand and the mobility of the workforce increases, new techniques are needed to manage transnational teams. Global Solutions for Teams shares these concepts, as well as the approaches that can position a company more competitively now - and well into the 21st century.

Industrial Cultures and Production - Understanding Competitiveness (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996):... Industrial Cultures and Production - Understanding Competitiveness (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Lauge Rasmussen, Felix Rauner
R1,346 R1,052 Discovery Miles 10 520 Save R294 (22%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains a selection of articles on the subject of 'Culture and Production'. They are results of international conferences held in Tokyo, Washington and Bremen between 1991 and 1994. The International Research Network on Culture and Production (CAPIRN) carried out a 5-year joint research project examining the impact of different industrial cultures on the development and implementation, and above all on the international transfer of technology. The machine tools sector was selected for this international comparative study, because over the last 15 years this global market has undergone dramatic changes that cannot be adequately explained by traditional economic theories of international competition. The 'industrial culture' research concept permits an analysis and understanding of hitherto unrecognised interrelationships between the dimensions of different industrial cultures and the process of technological innovation in international competition. The special challenge faced by CAPIRN was to develop the theoretical concept of industrial culture further and to apply it within a large-scale international study. A considerable amount of work in this field has been published by CAPIRN members since 1990. This book is the first compilation of research findings in the field of industrial culture. We wish to express our thanks to the national research councils in the participant countries, the FORCE and FAST programmes of the European Union, the Japanese Ministry for Industry, MITI, and the Hans Bockler Foundation, to mention only some of the many bodies that have provided support.

Mismanaged Trade? - Strategic Policy and the Semiconductor Industry (Paperback, New): Kenneth Flamm Mismanaged Trade? - Strategic Policy and the Semiconductor Industry (Paperback, New)
Kenneth Flamm
R1,061 Discovery Miles 10 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The semiconductor industry is at the forefront of current tensions over international trade and investment in high technology industries. This book traces the struggle between U.S. and Japanese semiconductor producers from its origins in the 1950s to the novel experiment with ""managed trade"" embodied in the U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Trade Arrangements of 1986, and the current debate over continuation of elements of that agreement. Flamm provides a thorough analysis of this experiment and its consequences for U.S. semiconductor producers and users, and presents extensive discussion of patterns of competition within the semiconductor industry. Using a wealth of new data, he argues that a fundamentally new trade regime for high technology industries is needed to escape from the present impasse. He lays out the alternatives, from laissez-faire to managed trade, and argues strongly for a new set of international ground rules to regulate acceptable behavior by government and firms in high-tech industries. Flamm's detailed analysis of competition within the semiconductor industry will be of great value to those interested in the industrial organization of high-technology industries, as well as those concerned with trade and technology policy, international competition, and Japanese industrial policies. "

R & D, Innovation and Industrial Structure - Essays on the Theory of Technological Competition (Paperback, Softcover reprint of... R & D, Innovation and Industrial Structure - Essays on the Theory of Technological Competition (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Boris Maurer
R2,849 Discovery Miles 28 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The common topic of this collection of studies is the interaction between innova tive activity of firms and industrial structure. I call this interaction technological competition. Firms invest into R&D in order to open up new or enlarge existing profit opportuni ties for the future. A successful R&D-project leads to an innovation. An innovation introduced into the market changes the competitive structure of the industry. At the same time the structure of the industry shapes the incentives to invest into R&D. What matters for these incentives is not so much the existing structure but the expected dynamic evolution of that industry which is again dependent on the innovative choice of firms. Amongst other things, the dynamic of industry evolution is therefore rooted in the dynamics of ongoing innovative activity. Of course, this is not always the whole sto ry. There are (more or less) exogenous factors, like knowledge spillovers from other sectors of the economy, technological breakthroughs in basic research that directly influence the state of competition in an industry by providing additional profit op portunities, etc. The same is true for exogenous changes in upstream markets or demand conditions. My main interest here is not primarily to understand these exogenous forces, but to develop a theory of how the process of firms' innovative activity is shaped by competition and in turn shapes future competition between firms in an industry."

Competition among Institutions (Hardcover): Luder Gerken Competition among Institutions (Hardcover)
Luder Gerken
R4,405 Discovery Miles 44 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Economists generally accept that competition discloses knowledge, enhances efficiency and restrains power. However, these effects of competition have so far been discussed mainly with respect to economic markets in which firms and households compete within a given set of institutions, that is within a given legal order. The question arises whether competition may also have comparable effects on the institutional level in the sense of competition among legal orders and thus serve as an antidote to today's problems. The present book addresses some of the fundamental aspects associated with institutional competition and identifies some possible lines for further research on how institutions can compete to bring about social and economic change.

Techno-Nationalism and Techno-Globalism - Conflict and Cooperation (Paperback): Sylvia Ostry, Richard R. Nelson Techno-Nationalism and Techno-Globalism - Conflict and Cooperation (Paperback)
Sylvia Ostry, Richard R. Nelson
R744 Discovery Miles 7 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"We should be grateful to Ostry and Nelson for giving clarity and balance to interrelated subjects too often dominated by passion and muddle." Keith Pavitt, University of Sussex Sylvia Ostry is chair of the Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto. Richard R. Nelson is professor of international and public affairs, business, and law at Columbia University.

This work is part of the Integrating National Economies series. As global markets for goods, services and financial assets have become increasingly integrated, national governments no longer have as much control over economic markets. With the completion of the Uruguay Round of the GATT talks, the world economy has entered a fresh phase requiring different rules and different levels of international cooperation. Policies once thought to be entirely domestic and appropriately determined by national political institutions, are now subject to international constraints. Cogent analysis of this deeper integration of the world economy, and guidelines for government policies, are urgent priorities. This series aims to meet these needs over a range of 21 books by some of the world's leading economists, political scientists, foreign policy specialists and government officials.

Competition Policies for an Integrated World Economy (Hardcover, New): F.M. Scherer Competition Policies for an Integrated World Economy (Hardcover, New)
F.M. Scherer
R819 Discovery Miles 8 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

During the second half of the twentieth century, competition policy has been accorded an increasingly prominent role in the policy portfolios of industrialized nations. Since the late 1940s, when twenty-three nations ratified the first General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), tariff barriers have been progressively reduced throughout much of the industrialized world. The final Uruguay Round negotiations extended GATT's reach to agriculture, services, and intellectual property and clarified policies toward other aspects of trade. While great progress has been made, much remains to be done to integrate the world economy in the 21st century. In this book, part of the Brookings Integrating National Economies series, F. M. Scherer explores the three-way interaction among competition policy, national trading and investment strategies, and international trade policies. Focusing on four nations - the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan - he surveys the evolution over two centuries of national trading and competition policies and the points at which they come in conflict. Attempts to harmonize them through multilateral institutions, such as the European Union, are examined. The principal intersections between competition and trade policies are analyzed in depth. Scherer shows how export and import cartels have effects similar to traditional tariff barriers and how restraints implemented to settle trade disputes induce cartelization. Also investigated are the substantially different rules governing price discrimination under trade laws and competition policy, how vertical restraints such as exclusive dealing and resale price maintenance serve as import barriers, and theconflict between industrial policy and competition policy goals as nations choose whether to encourage or restrict mergers. Scherer offers recommendations for substantive and procedural improvements at the interface between trade and competition policies. He proposes a new set of international competition policy institutions that combat avoidable restraints while respecting the need for national sovereignty.

Global Budgets Versus Competitive Cost-control Strategies (Paperback): Patricia M. Danzon Global Budgets Versus Competitive Cost-control Strategies (Paperback)
Patricia M. Danzon
R242 R196 Discovery Miles 1 960 Save R46 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This text pinpoints the loss in economic efficiency from global budgeting and its likely distributive effects.

The Role of Competition in Economic Transition (Hardcover): Christopher Saunders The Role of Competition in Economic Transition (Hardcover)
Christopher Saunders
R2,906 Discovery Miles 29 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Part of the "European Economic Interaction and Integration Workshop Papers" series, this book examines the role of competition in economic transition and integration, looking at examples in history such as Japan's postwar industrial policy and Czechoslovakia's competition policies. So far, in the countries of Central and East Europe, and of the former USSR, privatization of state enterprises has failed to bring about a more responsive, more competitive behaviour of these firms. It is recognized that various elements of competition - privatization, breaking down of monopolies, trade liberalization, strengthening of small- and medium-sized competitors, and institutional requirements - should be implemented simultaneously.

Ethics and Excellence (Paperback, New Ed): Solomon Ethics and Excellence (Paperback, New Ed)
Solomon
R3,332 Discovery Miles 33 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a book on business ethics based on what the author calls an `Aristotelian' approach to moral judgement.

Competition - Forms, Facts and Fiction (Hardcover): Emilio Cvitkovic Competition - Forms, Facts and Fiction (Hardcover)
Emilio Cvitkovic
R2,903 Discovery Miles 29 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book is an iconoclastic overview of the art of analyzing industries and competition. The book examines the capabilities of several complex business tools such as decision analysis, accounting, and other 'MBA-science' disciplines, and translates them into commonsensical concepts such as competitive strengths, uncertainty, complexity and 'results'.

Competition and Entrepreneurship (Paperback, New edition): Israel M. Kirzner Competition and Entrepreneurship (Paperback, New edition)
Israel M. Kirzner
R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Stressing verbal logic rather than mathematics, Israel M. Kirzner provides at once a thorough critique of contemporary price theory, an essay on the theory of entrepreneurship, and an essay on the theory of competition. Competition and Entrepreneurship offers a new appraisal of quality competition, of selling effort, and of the fundamental weaknesses of contemporary welfare economics.
Kirzner's book establishes a theory of the market and the price system which differs from orthodox price theory. He sees orthodox price theory as explaining the configuration of prices and quantities that satisfied the conditions for equilibrium. Mr. Kirzner argues that it is more useful to look to price theory to help understand how the decisions of individual participants in the market interact to generate the market forces which compel changes in prices, outputs, and methods of production and in the allocation of resources.
Although Competition and Entrepreneurship is primarily concerned with the operation of the market economy, Kirzner's insights can be applied to crucial aspects of centrally planned economic systems as well. In the analysis of these processes, Kirzner clearly shows that the rediscovery of the entrepreneur must emerge as a step of major importance.

Exclusionary Practices - The Economics of Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance (Paperback): Chiara Fumagalli, Massimo Motta,... Exclusionary Practices - The Economics of Monopolisation and Abuse of Dominance (Paperback)
Chiara Fumagalli, Massimo Motta, Claudio Calcagno
R1,427 Discovery Miles 14 270 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The most controversial area in competition policy is that of exclusionary practices, where actions are taken by dominant firms to deter competitors from challenging their market positions. Economists have been struggling to explain such conduct and to guide policy-makers in designing sensible enforcement rules. In this book, authors Chiara Fumagalli, Massimo Motta, and Claudio Calcagno explore predatory pricing, rebates, exclusive dealing, tying, and vertical foreclosure, through a blend of theory and practice. They develop a general framework which builds on and extends existing economic theories, drawing upon case law, discussions of cases and other practical considerations to identify workable criteria that can guide competition authorities to assess exclusionary practices. Along with analyses of policy implications and insights applied to case studies, the book provides practitioners with non-technical discussions of the issues at hand, while guiding economics students with dedicated technical sections with rigorous formal models.

Integrated Management Systems - A Practical Approach to Transforming Organizations (Hardcover): T.H. Lee Integrated Management Systems - A Practical Approach to Transforming Organizations (Hardcover)
T.H. Lee
R2,835 Discovery Miles 28 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"This is a thought-provoking book that will stimulate a constructive reevaluation of widespread management practices-and they badly need such reevaluation. If it does nothing else-and it does much more-it would deserve a serious reading."151;Russell L. Ackoff, Chairman, INTERACT, The Institute for Interactive Management
"Integrated Management Systems points the direction for the next leg of the quality journey by synthesizing success stories from diverse organizations into a broader set of best management practices."151;Ray Stata, Chairman, Analog Devices, Inc.
"Nothing would improve the performance of managers and organizations more than a deeper understanding of the potential and limitations inherent in management systems. This superb book, by three outstanding scholars, goes a very long way to that end."-Louis E. Lataif, Dean, Boston University School of Management
"A vast reservoir of diverse and profoundly rich experience with some of the most respected institutions such as GE, MIT, and IIASA has set Tom Lee up in pursuit of a lifetime dream. This book is the story of a fascinating journey in quest of a synthesis of the best management practices." -Jamshid Gharajedaghi, Managing Partner and CEO, INTERACT, The Institute for Interactive Management
"Finally, a book which offers pragmatics instead of polemics regarding the whole notion of quality and what it means to be a quality-based organization. This is no oneminute manager but a thoughtful and reflective guide to action." -Michael Lissack, Director, Organization Science-Related Programs, New England Complex Systems Institute and Editor-in-Chief, Emergence: A Journal of Complexity Issues in Organizations andManagement
"Integrated Management Systems is unique in its leadership thinking and practice. It combines the association of experience, the capacity of intelligence, and professionalism required to lead in a turbulent world." -Robert W. A. Barbour, Director and Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Quality Centre
"East meets West in Integrated Management Systems: an innovative synthesis of American systems theory and Japanese TQM practice that will become the standard reference text for researchers and practitioners everywhere." -Dr. Eamonn Murphy, Director, National Centre for Quality Management University of Limerick, Ireland

Upgrading to Compete - Global Value Chains, Clusters, and SMEs in Latin America (Paperback): Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta... Upgrading to Compete - Global Value Chains, Clusters, and SMEs in Latin America (Paperback)
Carlo Pietrobelli, Roberta Rabellotti, Alessia Amighini, Ner Artola, Claudio Maggi Campos
R618 R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Save R48 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Can local markets and clusters represent a powerful alternative to global markets? Do transnational corporations and global buyers play a role and enhance or undermine local firms' upgrading and learning? What opportunities do clustering and global value chains offer to SMEs in global markets?

"Upgrading to Compete" shows that both the local and the global dimensions matter at once. Clustering and collaborating with other local firms offers substantial advantages, and participating in global value chains and interacting with foreign buyers and companies may enhance local firms' capabilities and access to distant markets as well. However, what matters most markedly is the form of governance of value chains and clusters, which affects the upgrading process of local SMEs. Thus, hierarchical and less cooperative chains often inhibit more complex and promising forms of upgrading.

The book illustrates this point with original empirical evidence from several clusters in Latin America. Case studies from Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Nicaragua are supplemented by desk studies on other experiences in the region. The methodological foundations and the policy implications of these analyses are also exhaustively addressed.

Electricity Deregulation - Choices and Challenges (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): James M. Griffin, Steven L. Puller Electricity Deregulation - Choices and Challenges (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
James M. Griffin, Steven L. Puller
R2,638 Discovery Miles 26 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The electricity market has experienced enormous setbacks in delivering on the promise of deregulation. In theory, deregulating the electricity market would increase the efficiency of the industry by producing electricity at lower costs and passing those cost savings on to customers. However, deregulation poses substantial risks if the market is not designed properly, as the recent California crisis demonstrated. As "Electricity Deregulation "shows, successful deregulation is possible, although it is by no means a hands-off process--in fact, it requires a substantial amount of design and regulatory oversight.
This collection brings together leading experts from academia, government, and big business to discuss the lessons learned from experiences such as California's market meltdown as well as the ill-conceived policy choices that contribute to such failures. More importantly, the essays that comprise "Electricity Deregulation" offer a number of innovative prescriptions for the successful design of deregulated electricity markets. Written with economists and professionals associated with each of the network industries in mind, this comprehensive volume provides a timely and astute deliberation on the many risks and rewards of electricity deregulation.

The Power of Productivity - Wealth, Poverty, and the Threat to Global Stability (Paperback, New edition): William W. Lewis The Power of Productivity - Wealth, Poverty, and the Threat to Global Stability (Paperback, New edition)
William W. Lewis
R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The disparity between rich and poor countries is the most serious, intractable problem facing the world today. The chronic poverty of many nations affects more than the citizens and economies of those nations; it threatens global stability as the pressures of immigration become unsustainable and rogue nations seek power and influence through extreme political and terrorist acts. To address this tenacious poverty, a vast array of international institutions has pumped billions of dollars into these nations in recent decades, yet despite this infusion of capital and attention, roughly five billion of the world's six billion people continue to live in poor countries. What isn't working? And how can we fix it?
"The Power of Productivity" provides powerful and controversial answers to these questions. William W. Lewis, the director emeritus of the McKinsey Global Institute, here draws on extensive microeconomic studies of thirteen nations over twelve years--conducted by the Institute itself--to counter virtually all prevailing wisdom about how best to ameliorate economic disparity. Lewis's research, which included studying everything from state-of-the-art auto makers to black-market street vendors and mom-and-pop stores, conclusively demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, providing more capital to poor nations is not the best way to help them. Nor is improving levels of education, exchange-rate flexibility, or government solvency enough. Rather, the key to improving economic conditions in poor countries, argues Lewis, is increasing productivity through intense, fair competition and protecting consumer rights.
As "The Power of Productivity" explains, this sweeping solutionaffects the economies of poor nations at all levels--from the viability of major industries to how the average consumer thinks about his or her purchases. Policies must be enacted in developing nations that reflect a consumer rather than a producer mindset and an attendant sense of consumer rights. Only one force, Lewis claims, can stand up to producer special privileges--consumer interests.
The Institute's unprecedented research method and Lewis's years of experience with economic policy combine to make "The Power of Productivity "the most authoritative and compelling view of the global economy today, one that will inform political and economic debate throughout the world for years to come.

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