Competitiveness, convergence, and international specialization/

Main Author: Dollar, David
Other Authors: Wolff, Edward N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, c1993
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-222) and index.
Contents: 1. The Scope of the Book -- 2. Deindustrialization and the ChangingPattern of Industry Output and Trade -- 3. Convergence of IndustryLabor Productivity -- 4. Capital Intensity and TFP Convergence inManufacturing -- 5. The Experience of Nonmanufacturing Sectors -- 6.Factor-Price Convergence in the Manufacturing Industries andDeterminants of Industry Investment -- 7. Productivity Growth and theChanging Pattern of Trade -- 8. Productivity Growth in the NewlyIndustrialized Countries -- 9. Conclusions, Implications, andSpeculations.
Physical Description:228 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:0262041359