..."competitive nation" as a term having much meaning for economic prosperity. The principal economic goal of a nation is to produce a high and rising standard...living for its citizens. The ability to do so depends not on the amorphous notion of "competitiveness" but on the productivity with which a nation's resources...

...1992), 19-35. 25 See his "Exports and Growth," 230. 26 Michael Porter argues that the principal economic goal of a nation is to produce a high and rising standard of living for its citizens. Because this is ultimately based on the productivity with which capital and labor are employed, value-added...

...to achieve competitive levels of productivity.3 As Porter (1990: 6) states: 'The principal economic goal of a nation is to produce a high and rising standard of living for its citizens.' But to reach this goal, he argues, a competitive level of national productivity is required: 'Productivity...

...principal purpose of a nation's economic policy, stated Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, is "to produce a high and rising standard of living for its citizens." 15 However, large-scale national success results from victories by individual firms and their employees....

...principal purpose of a nation's economic policy, stated Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, is "to produce a high and rising standard of living for its citizens."15 However, large-scale national success results from victories by individual firms and their...