The Influence of National Competition Policy on the International Competitiveness of Nations
Two fields of economic research in competition policy have gained in importance in times of economic globalization. Firstly, globalization has resurrected the debate whether there is a need for international competition rules against private anticompetiti
- PDF / 4,442,960 Bytes
- 285 Pages / 452.98 x 683.427 pts Page_size
- 73 Downloads / 135 Views
Andreas Mitschke
The Influence of National Competition Policy on the International Competitiveness of Nations A Contribution to the Debate on International Competition Rules
Physica-Verlag A Springer Company
The Influence of National Competition Policy on the International Competitiveness of Nations
Andreas Mitschke
The Influence of National Competition Policy on the International Competitiveness of Nations A Contribution to the Debate on International Competition Rules
Physica-Verlag A Springer Company
Author Dr. Andreas Mitschke University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Lange Gasse 20 90403 Nuremberg Germany [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-7908-2035-5
e-ISBN 978-3-7908-2036-2
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2036-2 Contributions to Economics ISSN 1431-1933 Library of Congress Control Number: 2008925130 © 2008 Physica-Verlag Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permissions for use must always be obtained from Physica-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg Printed on acid-free paper 987654321 springer.com
Preface
Does every open economy profit from economic globalization? Why do some countries profit more than others? What role does national economic policy play with regard to a nation´s potential to profit from economic globalization? Is there a need for an international harmonization of economic policy in order to protect global competition and to prevent international conflicts or, to the contrary, is national economic policy a crucial and indispensable instrument for fostering the international competitiveness of an economy? These questions were the starting point for a research project of the Department of Economics at the University of Nuremberg in 2003. The intention was to take a fresh look at the various harmonization claims which have been raised both in economic literature and by politicians. As politicians, in general, simultaneously also strive for enhancing the international competitiveness of their nation, the project aimed at the relation between harmonization claims on the one hand and the competitiveness debate on the other. The decision to set the focus of this project on the role of competition policy has been triggered against the background of the ongoing debate on international competition rules. In October 2001,
Data Loading...
