<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the paper is to identify and assess the role of economic sciences in relation to competitiveness and globalisation, two basic concepts of the market economy. This role is to explain and interpret their essence but also to determine their potential practical usefulness, primarily in the context of economic policy development. The considerations mentioned in the article are, as a rule, of a general and universal nature and do not relate especially to any particular countries or groups of countries. The basic method employed in the study is a critical analysis of the subject literature. The paper consists of an introduction, three sections, and conclusions. Section 1 contains a basic discussion of the subject of economic sciences and describes their four features: cognitive productivity, practical usefulness, dismal nature and beauty. Section 2 presents the contribution of economic sciences to understanding and interpreting the phenomenon of competitiveness. Section 3 focuses on defining and elucidating the idea of globalisation and an examination of its most important aspects. The paper ends with eight conclusions formulated on the basis of this discussion.</p></abstract>

The aim of the paper is to identify and assess the role of economic sciences in relation to competitiveness and globalisation, two basic concepts of the market economy. This role is to explain and interpret their essence but also to determine their potential practical usefulness, primarily in the context of economic policy development. The considerations mentioned in the article are, as a rule, of a general and universal nature and do not relate especially to any particular countries or groups of countries. The basic method employed in the study is a critical analysis of the subject literature. The paper consists of an introduction, three sections, and conclusions. Section 1 contains a basic discussion of the subject of economic sciences and describes their four features: cognitive productivity, practical usefulness, dismal nature and beauty. Section 2 presents the contribution of economic sciences to understanding and interpreting the phenomenon of competitiveness. Section 3 focuses on defining and elucidating the idea of globalisation and an examination of its most important aspects. The paper ends with eight conclusions formulated on the basis of this discussion.

Competition and globalisation in economic sciences. Selected aspects

Poznań University of Economics and Business

Department of International Competitiveness

Economics and Business Review

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The aim of the paper is to identify and assess the role of economic sciences in relation to competitiveness and globalisation, two basic concepts of the market...

Competition and globalisation in economic sciences. Selected aspects

Published Online: Oct 23, 2019

Page range: 118 - 133

Received: Jun 10, 2019

Accepted: Aug 16, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.3.7

Keywords
economic sciences, competitiveness, globalisation, internationalisation

© 2019 Marian Gorynia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Competition and globalisation in economic sciences. Selected aspects

Published Online: Oct 23, 2019

Page range: 118 - 133

Received: Jun 10, 2019

Accepted: Aug 16, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2019.3.7

Keywordseconomic sciences, competitiveness, globalisation, internationalisation

© 2019 Marian Gorynia, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
economic sciences, competitiveness, globalisation, internationalisation