International Competitiveness in Africa Policy Implications in the Sub-Saharan Region /

• Main Authors: Razafimahefa, Ivohasina Fizara (Author), Hamori, Shigeyuki (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics, 43
• Subjects: Leadership.; International economics.; Economic policy.; Development economics.; Economics.; International Economics.; Development Economics.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Economic Policy.

The effects of international trade and foreign direct investment on developing economies have always been controversial. With the unstoppable spread of globalization and the supremacy of "open" policies over "closed" ones, the debate between "participating" and "no...

Table of Contents:

• Trade and Economic Growth
• FDI and Economic Growth
• Trade Competitiveness: Exchange Rate and Inflation
• Trade Competitiveness:Exchange Rate, Productivity, and Export Price
• FDI Competitiveness
• Productivity Determinants
• Sustainability of Trade Accounts
• Trade Balance and the Terms of Trade
• Purchasing Power Parity
• Concluding Remarks.