This paper verifies the possibility of using Infant industry protection strategy to improve manufacturing competitiveness in developing countries. The main theoretical bases of this strategy are: its significant role in creating dynamic comparative advantages in manufacturing sector. This...

Globalization has increased competitive pressures on firms. Together with rapid technological change, it has altered the environment in which firms operate. While globalization offers unprecedented opportunities for firms to act successfully, it simultaneously heightens the risks for firms...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 Overview -- 2 Challenges to Firm Competitiveness and Opportunities for Success -- 3 Global Competition and the Peripheral Player: A Promising Future -- 4 The Regional Business...