EXECUTIVE SUMMARY(001)
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS(001)
COMPETITIVENESS:THE KEY TO SUCCESS(001)
THE PROBLEM:LAG IN WEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT CREATION(001)
COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING(004)
REQUIRED TAILOR-MADE POLICY(006)
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE(009)
1.EUROPE`S COMPETITIVE POSITION(009)
2.FACTORS BEHIND THE LOWER EUROPEAN STANDARD OF LIVING(010)
3.JOBLESS GROWTH:A CONSTANT FEATURE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY(011)
4.GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT IN MARKET SERVICES AND MANUFACTURING(013)
5.COSTS OF BASIC SERVICES AND OF LABOUR(014)
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION(017)
1.ROLE AND TYPES OF NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS(018)
2.EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS(020)
3.INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY(023)
4.BIOTECHNOLOGY:EUROPE KEEPS PACE(026)
ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR EUROPEAN SMES:A POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH AND JOB DREATION(029)
1.SMEs:A POTENTIAL JOB CREATION(029)
2.ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR SMEs(030)
3.HIGH-GROWTH SMEs:THE ROLE OF RISK-CAPITAL FINANCE(031)
4.REMAINING BARRIERS(035)
1.OUTLINE OF THE AMALYSIS(039)
2.THE INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OF LABOUR(040)
3.COMPETTITIVE PERFORMANCE AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE(041)
4.FACTORS DETERMINING INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE(043)
SECTORAL GROWTH,EMPLYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY(047)
1.OVERALL TRENDS(047)
2.growth and the creation of jobs(050)
3.SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIVITIY(052)
4.SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS(055)
EUROPEAN INDUSTRIES IN WORLD MARKETS(057)
1.MARKET SHARES AND TRADE BALANCES(057)
2.COMPETITION IN QUALITY(061)
3.FURTHER DISAGGREGATIONS(068)
4.SUMMARY(070)
INDUSTRIAL SPECIALISTION AND PERFORMANCE(071)
1.FIRM`S STRATEGIES(071)
2.CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE(075)
3.OKUN`S LAW BY TYPE OF INDUSTRY(078)
4.COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE(080)
5.SUMMARY(081)
GLOBAL INVESTMENT AND MULTINATIONAL FIRMS(083)
1.DETERMINANTS AND STRUCTURAL IMPACT OF MULTINATIONAL ACTIVITY(083)
2.THE MULTINATIONALITY OF EUROPE`S LEADING MANUFACTURES(084)
3.FDI AND TRADE(086)
4.SUMMARY(091)
THE COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING:SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS(095)
1.INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE(095)
2.ECONOMIC POLICY(096)