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Cosmin MARINESCU
Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti
In economic literature, the competitive advantage’s relevance is still debatable. The most common views concerning international trade have invoked competitive advantage held by certain industries in order to justify their national significance and especially to explain protective and supporting public policies in this field. From orthodox view, the government is able to identify competitive advantages, and consequently to adopt economic policies to follow up these opportunities. This paper emphasizes necessity of a critically reevaluation of two well-established concepts in economic theory: competitive advantage and national competitiveness.

ŒCONOMICA no. 2/2006
Keywords: competitiveness, competitive advantage, comparative advantage, national interest, strategical interest, international competitiveness
JEL: B41, F13, B53
Avantajul competitiv: judecăţi economice şi implicaţii politice