The United Nations has the competitive edge.

But then, I want to know how you're special.

The liberalization policies under way will further sharpen the competition in the industry.

And those three together, I think, give you leverage in the world.

The challenge is thus to convert comparative advantages into competitiveness.

Article 48 The Company shall make detailed analysis on the general situation of the competition pattern in the industry as well as its position, its competitive advantage and disadvantage.

The cream of the German war machine, rested and ready was to spearhead the attack.

500 years ago, it ran into a competitor with a lethal advantage.

In order to continue doing so, they need to be competitive in terms of production costs, and the trading environment has to allow competitive advantages to be decisive.

Under the new competitive conditions brought about by globalization and liberalization, the focus of competitive advantages has shifted to core production functions and has become knowledge intensive in all sectors of the economy.

Another source of competitive advantages relates to better managerial and marketing expertise.

The quality of such a working relationship might be a competitive advantage for a country in its own right in a globalizing and liberalizing world economy.

At first sight, it seems counterintuitive that companies would want to share data and potentially give away competitive advantages. But this presupposes that the possession of such data does indeed imply a competitive advantage, and that a closed operating model is financially sustainable.

LDCs' comparative advantage is in exports of labour intensive services.

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The quality of such a working relationship might be a competitive advantage for a country in its own right in a globalizing and liberalizing world economy.

Additionally, developing country firms may have competitive advantages in the use of mature technologies and in the production of goods competing on price.

In this context, a key policy challenge is to set priorities and focus on niches where they could have a comparative or competitive advantage.

Comparative advantages are derived from resource endowments, and competitiveness stems from firm centred initiatives.

That was largely due to the increasing competitiveness of developing countries based on their comparative advantage.

Finally, the Working Group addressed the determinants of international competitiveness and examined the factors involved, particularly the role of science and technology in influencing the competitive advantage of countries and their enterprises in the rapidly changing international environment.

In our globalized world, a country s optimal industrial structure in which all industries are consistent with the country s comparative advantages and are competitive in domestic and international markets is determined by its endowment structure. A well functioning market is required to provide incentives to domestic firms to align their investment choices with the country s comparative advantages.

(iv) Developing countries should make efforts to develop exports in services sectors where they have competitive advantages.

Third, in service sectors such as construction and tourism, developing countries had some competitive advantages.

In engaging in such trade, they are drawing upon competitive advantages which include lower cost skilled personnel, cultural factors and natural endowments, and unique forms of medicine.

Namibia has also started to successfully exploit the competitive advantage in grape production alongside the Orange River.

Now with anger, you've got two people on an even playing field.

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(b) Ways and means of promoting a competition culture and making transparent the benefits to be derived from competition policy

First is the development of a competition culture an understanding by the public of the benefits of competition and broad based support for a strong competition policy.

Trade liberalization was considered a foundational requirement that will enable countries to exploit their comparative advantages, rather than restricting them to sectors and industries in which they may not be competitive.

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(b) Ways and means of promoting a competition culture and making transparent the benefits to be derived from competition policy

One of its main messages is that the concept of competitiveness is systemic, and that competitive advantages are largely created by deliberate collective actions and policies addressing not only the macro but also the micro and meso levels.

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The international community, in particular developed countries, should treat the comparative advantages and the competitiveness of developing countries in a fair and just manner.

The competitive edge of the poorest countries in terms of cheap labour was being subverted by moralistic approaches to labour conditions.