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Pt. 1: A framework for competitiveness -- 1. Building competitiveness: a roadmap and policy guide / Ijaz Nabi and Manjula Luthria -- 2. Foreign direct investment and competitiveness / Sanjaya Lall -- Pt. 2: Aiming for competitiveness: incentives -- 3. Corporate governance, corporate performance, and investor confidence in East Asia / Ijaz Nabi and Behdad Nowroozi -- 4. Competition policy, economic adjustment, and competitiveness / R. S. Khemani -- Pt. 3: Achieving competitiveness: capabilities -- 5. Supporting technology generation and diffusion at the firm level / Manjula Luthria -- 6. Upgrading work force skills to create high-performing firms / Geeta Batra and Hong Tan -- 7. Reaping efficiency gains through e-commerce / Prasad Gopalan -- 8. Value creation through supply chain management / Ronald Kopicki -- 9. Protecting intellectual property: why, how much, how? / Manjula Luthria

This publication presents a framework that emphasizes the economic and policy incentives needed to create competitive firms and national economies. It also explains the key capabilities that firms must develop in-house in order to become more competitive. The framework provides a link between important policy issues such as corporate governance, foreign direct investment, innovation readiness, intellectual property rights, e-commerce, skill training, and supply chain management. The papers presented here emphasize that, while individual firms must take the lead in enhancing competitiveness, the role of public policy remains vital. This book also presents examples of private effort and public policies that exemplify the lessons drawn from international experience in designing policies and institutions that strengthen competitiveness in industrializing countries.