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Introduction
Internationalcompetitivenessofeconomiescanbeapproachedfromvariousangles.
Itcanbeinterpretedascapacitytoboostinternationalcompetitiveadvantageofna-
tionalindustriesorasasetofactivitiesdesignedtoimproveinternationalcompeti-
tivenessofcompaniesoperatinginindividualsectorsofnationaleconomy.
ObservationofindividualeconomiesoftheAsiaandPacificregionconfirmsthat
nationalgovernmentsofthesecountriesarewellawareoftheneedtodesignproper
politicalenvironmentandeconomicconditionstoimprovethelevelofinnovativeness
andsectoralcompetitiveness.Thisrequirementisalsoreflectedinthepapers
presentedinthisvolume.
Thisbookaddressesanumberofkeydeterminantsofinternationalcompetitiveness
analysis,asappliedtothespecificityoftheAsiaandPacificregion.Someauthors
presentedinthisvolumefocusonvariousaspectsoftheinternationalcompetitiveness
ofAsianeconomies,bothdominant(suchasChina,India,andJapan)andemerging
(suchasNepal).Othersconcentratetheireffortsonthecompetitivenessproblems
anddilemmasofselectedmarketsandsectorsoftheregion.
Thepaperspresentedinthisbookrepresentmaterialsubmittedtothefourth
internationalscientificconferenceentitled"FacesofCompetitivenessinAsiaPacific.
Region–Country–Enterprises”,organizedbytheDepartmentofInternational
EconomicRelationsatWrocławUniversityofEconomics.Theconferencewasheld
underthepatronageofPolishMinistryofForeignAffairs,PolishMinistryofScience
andHigherEducation,PolishMinistryofEconomy,andtheEmbassyofJapanin
Poland.
Letmeexpressmyhopethatthearticlespresentedhereinwillprovideinspiration
forbroadstudiesandanalysesofinternationalcompetitivenessofeconomiesand
sectorsoftheAsiaandPacificregion,andcontributetobetterunderstandingofthis
fascinatingandintrinsicallymultifariouspartoftheworld.
Wrocław,October2011
PrzemysławSkulski
