Publisher's Synopsis
The European Competitiveness Report 2008 analyses different factors that may have an impact on competitiveness. Its main focus is on recent changes of the EU's productivity growth, which is the key driver of competitiveness in the long run. This year's report also studies in depth the competitiveness of the most important segment of our economy, the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and analyses in depth determinants of sectoral performance of the EU economy.