Why are Asian Economies Competitive? Example of Japan and China

• Autorzy: Katarzyna Żukrowska

Warianty tytułu

Dlaczego gospodarki Azji są konkurencyjne? Przykład Japonii i Chin

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents the results of evaluation of the competitiveness of the two economies: Japanese and Chinese, giving a list of common elements and differences deciding about the competitiveness of the two economies. It indicates which points are weak and which are strong in both cases, pointing at areas which decide that in case of the analysis of both economies there are long lasting potentials for keeping or increasing the position on international ranking lists. Both economies are considered to be open in limited way to trade and FDI inflows.(original abstract)

Artykuł przedstawia efekty ocen konkurencyjności dwóch gospodarek: japońskiej i chińskiej, podając listę wspólnych elementów i różnic, decydujących o konkurencyjności obu gospodarek, które znajdują się na różnych etapach swojego rozwoju. Wylicza się tu słabości i zalety obu gospodarek. Obie gospodarki ocenia się jako otwarte tylko w ograniczonym stopniu na wymianę handlową i transfery BIZ.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Competitiveness; Economy competitiveness; Economy

PL

Konkurencyjność; Konkurencyjność gospodarki; Gospodarka

• Czasopismo: Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Rocznik: 2011
• Numer: nr 192 Competitiveness of Economies in the Asia-Pacific Region : Selected Problems
• Strony: 11--22

Twórcy

autor

Katarzyna Żukrowska

• Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

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