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BOOK
OF
THE MONTH
How Countries Compete: Strategy, Structure, and
Government in the Global Economy
By
Richard H.K. Vietor
Description:
 As
the world globalizes, countries compete for the markets, technologies, and
skills needed to raise their standards of living. These strategies can
make--or break--the government's efforts to drive and sustain growth. In
"How Countries Compete," Richard Vietor sheds light on ways in which
governments can best set direction and provide a healthy climate for a
nation's economic development and profitable private enterprise. Drawing on
history, economic analysis, and interviews with executives and officials
around the globe, Vietor provides concentrated examinations of different
approaches to government facilitation of development. Individual chapters
focus on the unique social, economic, cultural, and historical forces that
shape governments' approach to economic growth. Countries discussed include:
China, India, Japan, Singapore, the United States, Mexico, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, and South Africa. Vietor challenges the widespread notion that, in
market-driven economies such as the United States, a strong government can
only hinder business success. A provocative resource, "How Countries
Compete" offers potent insights into how the business environment has
evolved in crucial nations--and what its trajectory might look like in the
future.
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Type:
HBS Press Book
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Product Number:
1035
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Language: English
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Length: 320p
This book is available
from the
Harvard Business Online and
Amazon.com |