Michael J. Enright – författare

In this in-depth overview of Australia''s economy, Michael Enright and Richard Petty — leading scholars on international competition—look at the data behind the news reports to offer a complete view of Australia''s stable and wealthy economy. The book compares Australia with other similarly sized OECD economies as well as other Asia-Pacific economies and looks at fifteen international sources of data on competitiveness. It features a large-scale survey on Australian companies and offers deep insight on the country''s future in terms of economics and economic policy. Revealing an honest assessment of Australia''s true position in the world, the book looks at how Australian businesses see themselves and offers policy positions for government and firms to make the most of Australia''s unique global economic position.

For business leaders and policy makers in need of an in-depth look at the current and future state of Australia''s economy, this book offers valuable and comprehensive information.

In this in-depth overview of Australia''s economy, Michael Enright and Richard Petty — leading scholars on international competition—look at the data behind the news reports to offer a complete view of Australia''s stable and wealthy economy. The book compares Australia with other similarly sized OECD economies as well as other Asia-Pacific economies and looks at fifteen international sources of data on competitiveness. It features a large-scale survey on Australian companies and offers deep insight on the country''s future in terms of economics and economic policy. Revealing an honest assessment of Australia''s true position in the world, the book looks at how Australian businesses see themselves and offers policy positions for government and firms to make the most of Australia''s unique global economic position.

For business leaders and policy makers in need of an in-depth look at the current and future state of Australia''s economy, this book offers valuable and comprehensive information.

One of the most important features of China’s economic emergence has been the role of foreign investment and foreign companies. The importance goes well beyond the USD 1.6 trillion in foreign direct investment that China has received since it started opening its economy. Using the tools of economic impact analysis, the author estimates that around one-third of China’s GDP in recent years has been generated by the investments, operations, and supply chains of foreign invested companies. In addition, foreign companies have developed industries, created suppliers and distributors, introduced modern technologies, improved business practices, modernized management training, improved sustainability performance, and helped shape China’s legal and regulatory systems. These impacts have helped China become the world’s second largest economy, its leading exporter, and one of its leading destinations for inward investment.

The book provides a powerful analysis of China’s policies toward foreign investment that can inform policy makers around the world, while giving foreign companies tools to demonstrate their contributions to host countries and showing the tremendous power of foreign investment to help transform economies.