A final pylon in assessing the effectiveness of the competitive
environment is the market size. In this respect, one can appreciate the size of
the internal market on the one hand, and on the other the foreign market size.
Coexistence of large, modern enterprises of international dimension with a
vast network of SMEs in most cases generate partnerships through a
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complex system of subcontracting in increments known as economic
dualism (G & G, 2009: 102)