COMPETITI0N HAS INTENSIFIED dramatically over the last decades，in virtually all parts of the world．It was not long ago that competition was all but absent in many countries，and in many industries．Markets were protected，and dominant market positions were the rule．Even where competitors were present rivalry was anything but intense．Stifling government intervention blunted competition，as did outright cartels．

FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES， Michael Porter's work has defined our fundamental understanding of competition and competitive strategy．On Competition brings togethea for the first time，more than a dozen of Porter's articles；two entirely new pieces written especially for this collection as well as eleven of his landmark articles from the Harvard Business Beview．In addition，Porter contributes a special introduction，his first statement of how the whole range of his work fits together.

Introduction 1

Part I  Competition and Strategy：Core Concepts

1 How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy 

MICHAEL E．PORTER

2 What Is Strategy?

MICHAEL E．p0RTER

3 HowInformation Gives You Competitive

Advantage 

MICHAEL E．PORTER AND VICTOR E．MILLAR

4 End－Game Strategies for Declining Industries 

KATHRYN RUDIE HARRI GAN AND

MICHAEL E．PORTER

5 From Competitive Advantage to Corporate

Strategy 

MICHAEL E．PORTER

Part II  The Competitiveness of Locations

6 The Competitive Advantage of Nations 

MICHAEL E．PORTER

7 Clusters and Competition：New Agendas for

Companies，Governments，and Institutions 

MiCHAEL E. PORTER

8 How Global Companies Win Out

THOMAS HOUT，MICHAEL E．PORTER，AND

EILEEN RUDDEN

9 Competing Across Locations：Enhancing

Competitive Advantage through a Global

Strategy

MICHAEL E．PORTER

Part III Competitive Solutions to Societal Problems

10 Green and Competitive：Ending the

Stalemate

MICHAEL E．PORTER AND CLAAS VAN DER LINDE

11 The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City

MICHAEL E．PORTER

12 Making Competition in Health Care Work 409

ELIZABETH OLMSTED TElSBERG．MICHAEL E．

PORTER，AND GREGORY B．BROWN

13 Capital Disadvantage：America's Failing Capital

Investment System 

MICHAEL E．PORTER

Index 

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