How Countries Compete

In this book Richard Vietor shows how governments both set the direction and create the climate for a nation's economic development and profitable private enter... » 

In this book Richard Vietor shows how governments both set the direction and create the climate for a nation's economic development and profitable private enterprise. Vietor points out that in today's hypercompetitive environment government invariably provides many of the distinctive advantages that firms need to go head to head with rivals. Chapters highlight important countries including China, India, Japan, Russia, South Africa. «