1. Competitiveness, Investment and Finance: Analytical Links 2. The Policy Environment in India 3. The Balance of Payments and National Competitiveness 4. The Determinants of Sectoral Competitiveness 5. Outward Orientation: A Firm-Level Analysis 6. Finance Constraints, Persistent Exporting and Investment 7. Conclusions and Policy Implications

Using India as a case study, this well-written, concise book covers everything one needs to know to understand how a country becomes internationally competitive. Showing that reforms that pertain to the real sector alone, such as industrial deregulation and trade reforms, are not enough to enhance a country's competitiveness, this book makes a compelling case for complimentary financial sector reforms.

Of interest to academics studying international trade, industrial economics and development economics, this book is also guaranteed to be extremely useful for professional economists and those involved with policy making in developed and developing countries.