{"product_id":"the-competitive-advantage-of-nations-9780684841472","title":"The Competitive Advantage of Nations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow beyond its 11th printing and translated into twelve languages, Michael Porter's The Competitive Advantage of Nations has changed completely our conception of how prosperity is created and sustained in the modern global economy. Porter's groundbreaking study of international competitiveness has s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e Rich in lessons about why and how industries, regions, and nations succeed or fail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e An all-embracing view of economic change that amounts in the end to a powerful analytic framework. Porter has done for international capitalism what Marx did for the class struggle....A real achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdministrative Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e Should have a profound and far-reaching impact on academic course work, managers' perceptions, and public policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness in a Contemporary World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Competitive Advantage of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become a classic in its field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Development Economics\u003c\/i\u003e The first serious attempt to develop a really original grand theory of national economic development processes since the early years of Postwar development economics, and one of the most original ways of thinking about development policy in years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e This massive, impressive, salient tome is structured so that business executives, economists, policy-makers and ordinary readers can turn to the sections most relevant to their needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 The Need for a New Paradigm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConflicting Explanations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsking the Right Question\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassical Rationales for Industry Success\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Need for a New Paradigm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToward a New Theory of National Competitive Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Study\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Broader Concept of Competitive Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOUNDATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 The Competitive Advantage of Firms in Global Industries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompetitive Strategy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompeting Internationally\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of National Circumstances in Competitive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuccess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 Determinants of National Competitive Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeterminants of National Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFactor Conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemand Conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelated and Supporting Industries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirm Strategy, Structure, and Rivalry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Chance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Government\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Determinants in Perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 The Dynamics of National Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelationships Among the Determinants\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Determinants as a System\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClustering of Competitive Industries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Geographic Concentration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Genesis and Evolution of a Competitive Industry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Loss of National Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Diamond in Perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDUSTRIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 Four Studies in National Competitive Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe German Printing Press Industry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe American Patient Monitoring Equipment Industry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Italian Ceramic Tile Industry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Japanese Robotics Industry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 National Competitive Advantage in Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Growing Role of Services in National Economies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInternational Competition in Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Relationship Between Services and Manufacturing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNational Competitive Advantage in Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCase Studies in the Development of Competitive Service Industries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 Patterns of National Competitive Advantage: The Early Postwar Winners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Postwar Dominance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStable Switzerland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSweden's Choices\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenewing German Dynamism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 Emerging Nations in the 1970s and 1980s\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rise of Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurging Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmerging Korea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 Shifting National Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Slide of Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrosscurrents in America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePostwar Development in Perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 The Competitive Development of National Economies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEconomic Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStages of Competitive Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stages and the Postwar Economies of Nations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePostwar Economic Progress in Perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIMPLICATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11 Company Strategy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompetitive Advantage in International Competition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Context for Competitive Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImproving the National Competitive Environment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere and How to Compete\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTapping Selective Advantages in Other Nations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocating the Home Base\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Leadership\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 Government Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePremises of Government Policy Toward Industry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGovernment Policy and National Advantage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGovernment's Effect on Factor Conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGovernment's Effect on Demand Conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGovernment's Effect on Related and Supporting Industries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGovernment's Effect on Firm Strategy, Structure, and Rivalry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGovernment Policy and the Stages of Competitive Development\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTargeting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGovernment Policy in Developing Nations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Role of Government\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13 National Agendas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Agenda for Korea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Agenda for Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Agenda for Sweden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Agenda for Japan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Agenda for Switzerland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Agenda for Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Agenda for Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Agenda for the United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNational Agendas in Perspective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A. Methodology for Preparing the Cluster Charts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. Supplementary Data on National Trade Patterns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526084043095,"sku":"9780684841472","price":29.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780684841472.jpg?v=1731862853","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-competitive-advantage-of-nations-9780684841472","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}