Konkurenceschopnost Číny v porovnání se zeměmi Post China 16

This thesis deals with comparison of competitiveness between China and Post China 16 countries. The main topic lies in researching if China is losing its competitive edge to the Post China 16 countries. The thesis mainly focuses on industries which are intensive in low-skilled labor, for example garment industry. First chapters focus on theoretical framework of competitiveness and methods of measuring competitiveness. Second part of the thesis is focused on analyzing different competitiveness measures and their development process in examined countries. In the last chapter countries are ranked based on their competitiveness. Conclusion of the thesis is that China is losing its competitive position in some industries. This is mainly due to rising unit labor costs and real exchange rate appreciation. However not every country from the Post China 16 group can be identified as competitor to China. The main competitor of China is currently Vietnam. Other Asian countries could in the future experience similar economic development as China and Vietnam. On the other hand, American and African countries from Post China 16 group don’t yet seem to be competitors for China.