Základy evropské konkurenceschopnosti – Klvačová Eva (2011)

Can the competitiveness of a country be strengthened without jeopardizing social peace or devastating the environment? Is the goal of competitiveness at the level of national economies meaningful or nonsensical? What assumptions does the doctrine of competitiveness at the supranational level rely on? Are these assumptions real or false? Will a great race for the competitiveness of national economies lead to unprecedented global prosperity? If competition at the corporate level is a universally recognized and irreplaceable factor in the functioning of a market economy, can competition among nation-states or even global regions be considered equally beneficial? Are critics of the doctrine of national competitiveness (e.g., Paul Krugman) correct when they say that the obsession with competitiveness is both dangerous and nonsensical? Or are those critics who label countries' efforts to enhance their competitiveness as a dangerous race to the bottom mistaken? How do European paths to strengthening the competitiveness of national economies differ from those outside Europe? Which paths are prohibited in the European Union while other countries have no objections to them? Is the European Union more competitive than other major economies...