Globalization, Economic Growth and Innovation Dynamics [Hardcover]

In the new global economy, more countries have opened up to international competition and rapid capital flows. However, in the triad the process of globalization is rather asymmetric. With a rising role of multinational companies there are favorable prospects for higher global growth and economic catching-up, respectively. Theoretical analysis suggests key ingredients of sustained growth, but there is also a new concept of a long-term equilibrium income gap in which convergence is rather unlikely. The analysis also picks up European and US labor market issues in the context of economic globalization and raises the question of which EU policies in the field of labor market reform and of innovation policies are adequate.In the new global economy, more countries have opened up to international competition and rapid capital flows. However, in the triad the process of globalization is rather asymmetric. With a rising role of multinational companies there are favorable prospects for higher global growth and economic catching-up, respectively. Theoretical analysis suggests key ingredients of sustained growth, but there is also a new concept of a long-term equilibrium income gap in which convergence is rather unlikely. The analysis also picks up European and US labor market issues in the context of economic globalization and raises the question of which EU policies in the field of labor market reform and of innovation policies are adequate.Preface.- Globalization of the Economy and Increasing International Competition.- Rising International Trade in a Broader Perspective.- The Increasing Role of Foreign Direct Investment.- Global Telecoms Networks and New Communication Technologies.- Russia and China as New Players.- Increasing High Technology Competition and Rising Role of Trade and FDI.- MNCs` Role for Environmental Policy and Social Policies.- Theory of Globalization: Trade and Growth Theory in a Technological Perspective with FDI.- MNCs` Impact upon National Economies lÓ!