Clusters of Competitiveness

Competitiveness is a broad subject with applications at the level of the firm, industry, region, nation, and global economy. Each one of these aspects has a rich literature drawn on by academics and policy makers over a long period. This book seeks...

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Main Authors: Nallari, Raj, Griffith, Breda
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:
CPI
GDP
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18146541/clusters-competitiveness
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topic ADVANCED COUNTRIES
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERTISING
ANTITRUST
BARGAINING
BARGAINING POWER
BARRIERS TO COMPETITION
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BASIC METALS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CARTELS
CENTRAL BANK
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLEAN WATER
COLLUSION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITION FRAMEWORK
COMPETITION POLICIES
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVE ECONOMY
COMPETITIVE PRICES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMERS
CONTESTABILITY
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
CORPORATE PROFITS
COST OF LIVING
CPI
CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL
DEMOCRACY
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING COUNTRY ECONOMIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMY
DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET COUNTRY
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
ENVIRONMENTS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FACTOR DEMAND
FAIR
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FIXED PRICES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN TRADE
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH POLICY
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
INFLATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT BARRIERS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
JOB CREATION
LABOR COSTS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOUR
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIBERALIZATION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS
MACROECONOMIC LEVELS
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MACROECONOMICS
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET BEHAVIOR
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET MECHANISM
MARKET PLAYER
MARKET POWER
MARKET PRICE
MARKET REFORM
MARKET REFORMS
MARKET REGULATION
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET VALUE
MERGERS
MONOPOLY
NATURAL MONOPOLY
NEW MARKET
NEW PRODUCTS
OUTPUT
PENETRATION RATE
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POPULATION GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE FIXING
PRICE FLOOR
PRICE MAINTENANCE
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCERS
PRODUCT MARKET
PRODUCT MARKETS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC POLICY
RATE OF GROWTH
REAL ESTATE
REAL GDP
REAL WAGES
RECYCLING
RED TAPE
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REGIMES
RELEVANT MARKET
RENTS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RETAIL
RETAIL TRADE
SALES
SINGLE MARKET
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL ENTREPRENEURS
SUBSTITUTES
SUNK COSTS
SUPPLIERS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERMS OF TRADE
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE COMPETITIVENESS
TRADE POLICY
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TURNOVER
VALUE ADDED
WAGES
WEALTH
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
spellingShingle ADVANCED COUNTRIES
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
ADVERTISING
ANTITRUST
BARGAINING
BARGAINING POWER
BARRIERS TO COMPETITION
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BASIC METALS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CARTELS
CENTRAL BANK
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLEAN WATER
COLLUSION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITION FRAMEWORK
COMPETITION POLICIES
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITIVE ECONOMY
COMPETITIVE PRICES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER PRICE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMERS
CONTESTABILITY
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
CORPORATE PROFITS
COST OF LIVING
CPI
CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL
DEMOCRACY
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING COUNTRY ECONOMIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMY
DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET COUNTRY
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
ENVIRONMENTS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FACTOR DEMAND
FAIR
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FIXED PRICES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN TRADE
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBALIZATION
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH POLICY
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
INFLATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT BARRIERS
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
JOB CREATION
LABOR COSTS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOUR
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LIBERALIZATION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS
MACROECONOMIC LEVELS
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MACROECONOMICS
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET BEHAVIOR
MARKET COMPETITION
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET ENTRY
MARKET MECHANISM
MARKET PLAYER
MARKET POWER
MARKET PRICE
MARKET REFORM
MARKET REFORMS
MARKET REGULATION
MARKET SHARE
MARKET SHARES
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKET VALUE
MERGERS
MONOPOLY
NATURAL MONOPOLY
NEW MARKET
NEW PRODUCTS
OUTPUT
PENETRATION RATE
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
POPULATION GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRICE CONTROLS
PRICE FIXING
PRICE FLOOR
PRICE MAINTENANCE
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCERS
PRODUCT MARKET
PRODUCT MARKETS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC POLICY
RATE OF GROWTH
REAL ESTATE
REAL GDP
REAL WAGES
RECYCLING
RED TAPE
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REGIMES
RELEVANT MARKET
RENTS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RETAIL
RETAIL TRADE
SALES
SINGLE MARKET
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL ENTREPRENEURS
SUBSTITUTES
SUNK COSTS
SUPPLIERS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERMS OF TRADE
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE COMPETITIVENESS
TRADE POLICY
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TURNOVER
VALUE ADDED
WAGES
WEALTH
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Nallari, Raj
Griffith, Breda
Clusters of Competitiveness
relation Directions in Development--Private Sector Development;
description Competitiveness is a broad subject with applications at the level of the firm, industry, region, nation, and global economy. Each one of these aspects has a rich literature drawn on by academics and policy makers over a long period. This book seeks to present a broad overview of the main ideas underlying competitiveness and its applications, highlighting, and discussing in greater depth the topics that are of relevance currently. The book draws out the experiences of and lessons for developing economies and examines in detail the role for policy. This paper is structured as follows: chapter one addresses competition and competition policy; chapter two examines competitiveness by analyzing its many different indicators; chapter three looks further at indexes of national competitiveness that describe international competitive performance; chapter four addresses innovation, an increasingly important aspect of competitiveness; and chapter five discusses competitiveness and clusters.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Nallari, Raj
Griffith, Breda
author_facet Nallari, Raj
Griffith, Breda
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title Clusters of Competitiveness
title_short Clusters of Competitiveness
title_full Clusters of Competitiveness
title_fullStr Clusters of Competitiveness
title_full_unstemmed Clusters of Competitiveness
title_sort clusters of competitiveness
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18146541/clusters-competitiveness
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15788
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spelling okr-10986-157882021-04-23T14:03:22Z Clusters of Competitiveness Nallari, Raj Griffith, Breda ADVANCED COUNTRIES ADVANCED ECONOMIES ADVERTISING ANTITRUST BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BARRIERS TO COMPETITION BARRIERS TO ENTRY BASIC METALS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL INFLOWS CARTELS CENTRAL BANK CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLEAN WATER COLLUSION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITION FRAMEWORK COMPETITION POLICIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE ECONOMY COMPETITIVE PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS CONTESTABILITY CORPORATE PERFORMANCE CORPORATE PROFITS COST OF LIVING CPI CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL DEMOCRACY DEREGULATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING COUNTRY ECONOMIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPING ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET COUNTRY EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENVIRONMENTS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FACTOR DEMAND FAIR FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FIXED PRICES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH POLICY GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INFLATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT BARRIERS INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS JOB CREATION LABOR COSTS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOUR LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIBERALIZATION LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS MACROECONOMIC LEVELS MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMICS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MARKET BEHAVIOR MARKET COMPETITION MARKET CONCENTRATION MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET ENTRY MARKET MECHANISM MARKET PLAYER MARKET POWER MARKET PRICE MARKET REFORM MARKET REFORMS MARKET REGULATION MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MARKET STRUCTURE MARKET VALUE MERGERS MONOPOLY NATURAL MONOPOLY NEW MARKET NEW PRODUCTS OUTPUT PENETRATION RATE PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POPULATION GROWTH POSITIVE EFFECTS PRICE CONTROLS PRICE FIXING PRICE FLOOR PRICE MAINTENANCE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATIZATION PRODUCERS PRODUCT MARKET PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY RATE OF GROWTH REAL ESTATE REAL GDP REAL WAGES RECYCLING RED TAPE REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REGIMES RELEVANT MARKET RENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETAIL RETAIL TRADE SALES SINGLE MARKET SMALL BUSINESS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL ENTREPRENEURS SUBSTITUTES SUNK COSTS SUPPLIERS SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS OF TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE POLICY TRANSITION COUNTRIES TURNOVER VALUE ADDED WAGES WEALTH WORLD ECONOMY WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO Competitiveness is a broad subject with applications at the level of the firm, industry, region, nation, and global economy. Each one of these aspects has a rich literature drawn on by academics and policy makers over a long period. This book seeks to present a broad overview of the main ideas underlying competitiveness and its applications, highlighting, and discussing in greater depth the topics that are of relevance currently. The book draws out the experiences of and lessons for developing economies and examines in detail the role for policy. This paper is structured as follows: chapter one addresses competition and competition policy; chapter two examines competitiveness by analyzing its many different indicators; chapter three looks further at indexes of national competitiveness that describe international competitive performance; chapter four addresses innovation, an increasingly important aspect of competitiveness; and chapter five discusses competitiveness and clusters. 2013-09-19T19:35:59Z 2013-09-19T19:35:59Z 2013 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18146541/clusters-competitiveness 978-1-4648-0049-8 10.1596/978-1-4648-0049-8 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15788 English en_US Directions in Development--Private Sector Development; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication