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RESEARCH PRODUCT

ON THE COMPETITIVENESS ISSUE IN THE GLOBALIZATION CONTEXT

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This paper rests on the fundamental assumption that, not only manufacturing matters but performance in manufacturing is critical for nations` economic development and welfare increase. Globalization has made these aspects conspicuous. As it was to be expected, advances in competitiveness have gradually reshaped emerging countries` exports structure, the most important mutation residing in the abandoning of labor-intensive industries and the expansion of knowledge-intensive sectors. European integration has acted as a steady catalyst in this process.