... analysis to be more valid, the maximum number of data available was used in this section. RCA, which is used to determine the competitiveness of countries in international trade, was developed by Balassa (1965) . RCA Index evaluates the relative performance of exports in a commodity or industry...

... in the South‐Asian region. Originality/value The framework used is conceptually innovative and applicable to a variety of contexts for modeling industry export competitiveness. The framework also facilitates inter‐ and intra‐country export benchmark analyses. International trade is based on the principle...

..., identify market niches, target potential demand in China and India that could reflect ASEAN's comparative advantage and develop a balanced economic ecol system so as to avoid being squeezed in the middle. South East Asia China India Economic development Economic growth International trade...

... exports followed by NAFTA and Latin American countries. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Textile industry United States of America International trade Foreign trade Agreements Trade barriers Competitive analysis Imports Exports CR Vol. 16, No. 3&4, 2006 REGIONAL TRADE PACTS...

... of Marketing in the Department of Business Administration at University of Gävle, Sweden. Desalegn Abraha is assistant professor of Marketing in the Department of Industrial Marketing at University of Skövde, Sweden 196 Baltic states Lithuania Estonia Strategic alliances Sweden International trade...

... are also presented. Strategic alliances Classification Governance International trade Competitive strategy © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 CR Vol. 16, No. 2, 2006 INTER-FIRM COLLABORATION: CONFIGURATIONS AND DYNAMICS by Henry Adobor EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cooperative strategies, both...

... filed with the International Trade Commission, which concluded that the domestic steel industry had no case against imports. Outraged by the failure, big steel acting through the steel caucus in Congress, managed to change the statute governing the ITC s case determination rules. This, after they had...

... and benefits of multistate international catalog exhibitions and participation details are discussed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 International trade South America United States of America Business development Small to medium‐sized enterprises Trade fairs CR Vol. 16, No. 1, 2006...

... and discussed. Conclusions and policy implications are presented. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Communication technologies India Competitive strategy International trade Economic growth CR Vol.16, No.1, 2006 NATIONAL BARRIERS TO GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS: THE CASE OF THE IT INDUSTRY...

... Group Publishing Limited 2006 HIV Acquired immune deficiency syndrome International trade Labour market Productivity rate Risk management Employment legislation Health education Competitive strategy CR Vol.16, No.1, 2006 HIV/AIDS: A PRESENT AND FUTURE THREAT TO HUMAN CAPACITY...

... a phenomenon that accelerated in the mid-1980s raised significant challenges for developing countries in terms of development strategies. Despite the growth of international trade relative to GDP in the majority of countries, the numbers of the world s population living in poverty have not decreased...

... literature, the competitiveness literature and the “trade regime” literature in international economics. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Imports Export markets International trade International marketing Competitive strategy IMPORT MARKET POTENTIAL, IMPORT MARKET COMPETITIVENESS...