Australia's competitiveness : from lucky country to competitive country / Michael J. Enright, Richard Petty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Enright, Michael J., author.

Petty, Richard, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition, International.

Economics--Australia.

Economics.

Australia--Economic conditions.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 270 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Wiley, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this in-depth overview of Australia's economy, Michael Enright and Richard Petty - leading scholars on international competition-look at the data behind the news reports to offer a complete view of Australia's stable and wealthy economy. The book compares Australia with other similarly sized OECD economies as well as other Asia-Pacific economies and looks at fifteen international sources of data on competitiveness. It features a large-scale survey on Australian companies and offers deep insight on the country's future in terms of economics and economic policy. Revealing an honest assessm

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Australia's Economic Performance; Aggregate Performance; Productivity; Global Trends; Looking Ahead; Notes; Chapter 2: International Assessments of Australia's Competitiveness; Overall Competitiveness; Ease of Doing Business; Knowledge and Knowledge Economy; Economic Freedom; City Competitiveness; City Costs; Human Development and Quality of Living; Corruption and Corporate Governance; International Perspectives on Australia's Competitiveness; Areas for Analysis and Action

Pushing the EnvelopeNotes; Chapter 3: Competitiveness in the Real World; A Model of Competitiveness: The Five Level Competitiveness FrameworkTM; Surveying Competitiveness: The Importance-Performance Competitiveness AnalysisTM Approach; Moving Ahead; Notes; Chapter 4: Drivers of Competitiveness in Australia; Firm and Industry Drivers; Meso or Cluster-Level Drivers; Macro or National-Level Drivers; Meta or Supranational-Level Drivers; Competitiveness Drivers in Perspective; Notes; Chapter 5: Workforce, Infrastructure, and Natural Resources; Workforce; Infrastructure; Natural Resources

Input Issues in PerspectiveNotes; Chapter 6: Economic Policy, Regulation, and Tax; Economic Policy; Regulation; Tax and Tax Policy; Policy Areas in Perspective; Notes; Chapter 7: The Knowledge Economy, the Asia-Pacific Region, and the Role of Cities; Australia and the Knowledge-Innovation Economy; The Rise of the Asia-Pacific Region; Competitiveness and Australia's Cities; The Knowledge Economy, Asia, and Cities in Perspective; Notes; Chapter 8: Scenarios for Australia's Economic and Business Future; Key Trends; Trends in Competitiveness

Some Specific Scenarios for Australia's Economic and Business FutureThe Scenarios in Perspective; Notes; Chapter 9: Implications for Australia; Global Implications; Australian Implications; Australia and the Drivers of Competitiveness; Conclusions; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-49737-6

1-118-49739-2

OCLC:

880571616