Brexit and the Consequences for International Competitiveness

This book provides a study on the impact of Brexit on international competitiveness and in doing so, presents a theoretical account of regional disintegration. In recent decades, the theory of regional economic integration has expanded following growing integration processes taking place not only in Europe, but in other continents too. The result of the EU Referendum in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2016 revealed that regional integration does not have to be a one-way process as was perceived for many years. Despite well-developed models of economic integration within economic theory, there still lacks an analytical explanation of the mechanics of disintegration. For many years, integration was commonly perceived as a beneficial process, and while disintegration is not desirable, this led to normative bias in the research on regional integration. This book, therefore, makes an important contribution to theoretical and empirical developments of regional economic disintegration.

Presents a variety of approaches and methodologies which address the impact of Brexit on international competitiveness Contributes to economic theories which have tended to exhibit a bias which assumes economic integration to be beneficial and disintegration to be harmful Contains global perspectives

Autorentext
Arkadiusz Micha Kowalski is Associate Professor and Head of the East Asian Research Unit at the World Economy Research Institute in the Warsaw School of Economics, Poland. His research and academic teaching focuses on innovation systems, clusters, international competitiveness, internationalization of firms, and economies in East and South-East Asia. He has been involved as a manager or researcher in different European or domestic research projects in these areas, which has resulted in more than 50 publications, including books, chapters, articles in scientific journals and expert reports. He is a member of the Association of Polish Economists and of the Microeconomics of Competitiveness (MOC) Network, coordinated by the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA.

Inhalt

1. Theoretical Aspects of Regional Disintegration and its Consequences for International Competitiveness - Arkadiusz Micha Kowalski.- 2. Brexit and Innovation: Focus on Research and Development in the UK- Marzenna Anna Weresa.- 3. Brexit as a National Transformation Programme: Project Management Perspective- Ewa Sota-Drczkowska.- 4. The Economic Order of Post-Brexit Europe and the Role of Germany: An Ordoliberal Perspective - Jürgen Wandel.- 5. Changes in Germany's European Policy in the Face of Brexit - Józef Olszyski.- 6. Bilateral Trade and Investment Between Britain and Germany Ahead of the UK's Impending Departure from the European Union - Andreas Bielig.- 7. Economic Consequences of Brexit for Poland- Mariusz-Jan Rado.- 8. Economic Implications of Brexit for the International Competitiveness of Russia- Krzysztof Falkowski.- 9. Trade Openness and FDI in the UK after Brexit- Tomasz M. Napiórkowski.- 10. Brexit and Britain's Relations with South Korea- Piotr Ostaszewski.- 11. Does Brexit Influence China's One Belt One Road Initiative?- Günter Heiduk.- 12. The Impact of Brexit on Foreign Direct Investment and Trade Relations Between the UK and China- Marta Mackiewicz, Agnieszka McCaleb.- 13. The Potential Impacts of Brexit on the Japanese Economy- Anna Maria Dzienis.- 14. Brexit and Sterling Depreciation: Impact on Selected Economies- Anna Sznajderska.