TY - BOOK AU - BRIGUGLIO Lino AU - CORDINA Gordon TI - Competitiveness strategies for small states SN - 9990949204 (pbk) : PY - 2004/// CY - Malta PB - Fomatek KW - SMALL STATES KW - ECONOMICS KW - COMPETITIVENESS KW - GLOBALIZATION KW - DEVELOPMENT POLICIES N2 - Collection of 20 papers on the competitiveness experiences of a variety of small states around the world. Between them they cover a broad range of aspects including what constitutes successful competitiveness, trade negotiations, sound macroeconomic structures, relevant institutions, as well as social effects. While small states generally face a number of constraints when competing with larger states, some have nevertheless managed to eschew the mould and have competed much better than some larger ones. This book shows what can be done and what conditions are necessary for success to be a real possibility ER -