He made assumptions that at least in the case of China are not true as when he said that even when staffed with the most elite civil servants, governments make erratic decisions about the industry to develop, the technologies to invest in, and the competitive advantages that will be the most appropriate and achievable.[311] Yet, he assumed that leaving these choices to a nations firms would maximize competitiveness: which Porter meant as productivity
Cut: Fine, even cut that rolls smoothly
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If anything, he was amused
That these persons upon their return began to dislike the management of every thing below, and fell into schemes of putting all arts, sciences, languages, and mechanics 215 upon a new foot