This book creates a new sphere in economics: an innovative socio-Economic approach that will bring fresh insights to economists and industrialists. Preface, Introduction, The Need for a New Paradigm, Foundations, The Competitive Advantage of Firms in Global Industries, Determinants of National Competitive Advantage, The Dynamics of National Advantage, Industries, Four Studies in National Competitive Advantage, National Competitive Advantage in Services, Nations, Patterns of National Competitive Advantage: The Early Postwar Winners, Emerging Nations in the 1970s and 1980s, Shifting National Advantage, The Comparative Development of National Economies, Implications, Company Strategy, Government Strategy, National Agendas, Epilogue, Appendices, Notes, References, Index.