{"title":"Economics of industrial organization Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"eu-cartel-law-and-economics-9780198702092","title":"EU Cartel Law and Economics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe significant evolution of EU competition law in the last 15 years has been fundamentally influenced by economic theory, and economic aspects of cartel prosecution are increasingly relevant in modern competition practice. EU Cartel Law and Economics is the first book-length assessment of cartels from an integrated law and economics perspective. This perspective allows for a more insightful evaluation of the wide variety of practices at the intersection between collusive restrictions of competition and pro-competitive agreements between firms. It sheds light on the underlying mechanics of cartels, including how to detect anti-competitive conspiracies in the absence of hard evidence. It also provides a more conceptual approach to cartel law, outlining ways in which the current legal structure can be applied more effectively to deter anti-competitive conduct without discouraging pro-competitive forms of cooperation between firms. The book is divided into four parts: the first part provi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present book is indeed the first comprehensive study that has been conducted on EU cartel law and economics. It can serve as guidance for scholars, practitioners and competition authorities from both economic and legal backgrounds. The authors succeeded at exploring all the economic and legal aspects of cartel enforcement while emphasizing in their analysis on the main and the most important issues that truly needed reform. Most importantly, they confirmed the fact that economic theory is crucial for the design and enforcement of an effective competition law, including cartel enforcement, which was demonstrated notably by the recommendations and proposals that they have put forward. * Fatma El-Zahraa Adel, Egyptian Competition Authority (Cairo), Concurrences *\u003cbr\u003eThis book covers a significant amount of ground, doing this very concisely. It engages with EU law and principles of microeconomics and game theory which can illuminate the competition rules. Both of these are complex disciplines. However, in its engagement, the book neither oversimplifies these matters nor does it engage in overly complicated, highly technical discussions (as many economics-oriented works are wont to do). It is eminently readable and should appeal to both lawyers and economists: to the former for its elegant discussion of the economic insights, and to the latter for its clear discussion of the law. * Dr Bruce Wardhaugh, European Competition Law Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first comprehensive study of the overall impact of economics on cartel enforcement. The book aims to examine the extent to which EU cartel law is consistent with the economics of collusion and identify areas where greater reliance on economics might be desirable ... The authors also explain the answers to a number of key questions. Why do firms form cartels? Are cartels necessarily a bad thing? What is the social cost of cartels? This book, which is written in a clear, non-technical style, makes the theory, law and practice of cartel enforcement accessible to readers from both economic and legal backgrounds. * Kevin McVeigh, Elliott Duffy Garrett , The Law Gazette *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1: A Primer on Cartels 2: The Regulatory and Institutional Framework of EU Cartel Law 3: Cartel Detection 4: Cartel Prosecution 5: Civil Damages","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732765585751,"sku":"9780198702092","price":216.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198702092.jpg?v=1719998302"},{"product_id":"prosperity-9780198866824","title":"Prosperity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is business for? Day one of a business course will tell you: it is to maximise shareholder profit. This single idea pervades all our thinking and teaching about business around the world but it is fundamentally wrong, Colin Mayer argues. It has had disastrous and damaging consequences for our economies, environment, politics, and societies. In this urgent call for reform, Prosperity challenges the fundamentals of business thinking. It sets out a comprehensive new agenda for establishing the corporation as a unique and powerful force for promoting economic and social wellbeing in its fullest sense - for customers and communities, today and in the future.First Professor and former Dean of the Säid Business School in Oxford, Mayer is a leading figure in the global discussion about the purpose and role of the corporation. In Prosperity, he presents a radical and carefully considered prescription for corporations, their ownership, governance, finance, and regulation. Drawing together insights from business, law, economics, science, philosophy, and history, he shows how the corporation can realize its full potential to contribute to economic and social wellbeing of the many, not just the few.Prosperity tells us not only how to create and run successful businesses but also how policy can get us there and fix our broken system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview from previous edition \"Mayer of the Saïd Business School at Oxford is one of the world's foremost critics of the idea that the aim of companies is to maximise shareholder value. This, he argues cogently, represents a betrayal of one of humanity's most extraordinary inventions.\" * Martin Wolf, Books of the Year 2018, The Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is far more than a manifesto for change ... Mayer's book performs a great service. * Richard Bronk, the Society of Professional Economists, Reading Room (open access) *\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful reply to the steadily increasing criticism of free market business... So far, the defenders of capitalism have failed to find a convincing voice or to offer any significant ways to improve how business is perceived. Now Colin Mayer provides answers and a coherent manifesto for change.\" * Peter Chadwick, IEDP Book Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful manifesto for change and essential reading for any who remain to be convinced that business can - and should - be a force for a societal good. One of the most insightful and comprehensive accounts yet of how - and why - the corporation needs to change if it is to meet the needs and expectations of a new era. Thoughtful and well-argued, Mayer has done the cause of enlightened capitalism great service.\" * Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Principles 1: Purpose 2: Values Part II: Provenance 3: Evolution 4: Ownership Part III: Practice 5: Governance 6: Performance Part IV: Policy 7: Law 8: Regulation Part V: Partnership 9: Finance 10: Investment","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732821750103,"sku":"9780198866824","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198866824.jpg?v=1719998545"},{"product_id":"causal-inference-for-statistics-social-and-biomedical-sciences-9780521885881","title":"Causal Inference for Statistics Social and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis text presents statistical methods for studying causal effects and discusses how readers can assess such effects in simple randomized experiments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book offers a definitive treatment of causality using the potential outcomes approach. Both theoreticians and applied researchers will find this an indispensable volume for guidance and reference.' Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google, and Emeritus Professor, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e'By putting the potential outcome framework at the center of our understanding of causality, Imbens and Rubin have ushered in a fundamental transformation of empirical work in economics. This book, at once transparent and deep, will be both a fantastic introduction to fundamental principles and a practical resource for students and practitioners. It will be required readings for any class I teach.' Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u003cbr\u003e'Causal Inference sets a high new standard for discussions of the theoretical and practical issues in the design of studies for assessing the effects of causes - from an array of methods for using covariates in real studies to dealing with many subtle aspects of non-compliance with assigned treatments. The book includes many examples using real data that arose from the authors' extensive research portfolios. These examples help to clarify and explain many important concepts and practical issues. It is a book that both methodologists and practitioners from many fields will find both illuminating and suggestive of further research. It is a professional tour de force, and a welcomed addition to the growing (and often confusing) literature on causation in artificial intelligence, philosophy, mathematics and statistics.' Paul W. Holland, Emeritus, Educational Testing Service\u003cbr\u003e'A comprehensive and remarkably clear overview of randomized experiments and observational designs with as-good-as-random assignment that is sure to become the standard reference in the field.' David Card, Class of 1950 Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e'This book will be the 'Bible' for anyone interested in the statistical approach to causal inference associated with Donald Rubin and his colleagues, including Guido Imbens. Together, they have systematized the early insights of Fisher and Neyman and have then vastly developed and transformed them. In the process they have created a theory of practical experimentation whose internal consistency is mind-boggling, as is its sensitivity to assumptions and its elaboration of the key 'potential outcomes' framework. The authors' exposition of random assignment experiments has breadth and clarity of coverage, as do their chapters on observational studies that can be readily conceptualized within an experimental framework. Never have experimental principles been better warranted intellectually or better translated into statistical practice. The book is a 'must read' for anyone claiming methodological competence in all sciences that rely on experimentation.' Thomas D. Cook, Joan and Sarepta Harrison Chair of Ethics and Justice, Northwestern University, Illinois\u003cbr\u003e'In this wonderful and important book, Imbens and Rubin give a lucid account of the potential outcomes perspective on causality. This perspective sensibly treats all causal questions as questions about a hidden variable, indeed the ultimate hidden variable, 'What would have happened if things were different?' They make this perspective mathematically precise, show when and to what degree it succeeds, and discuss how to apply it to both experimental and observational data. This book is a must-read for natural scientists, social scientists and all other practitioners who seek new hypotheses and new truths in their complex data.' David Blei, Columbia University, New York\u003cbr\u003e'This thorough and comprehensive book uses the 'potential outcomes' approach to connect the breadth of theory of causal inference to the real-world analyses that are the foundation of evidence-based decision making in medicine, public policy and many other fields. Imbens and Rubin provide unprecedented guidance for designing research on causal relationships, and for interpreting the results of that research appropriately.' Mark McClellan, Director of the Health Care Innovation and Value Initiative, Brookings Institution, Washington DC\u003cbr\u003e'This book will revolutionize how applied statistics is taught in statistics and the social and biomedical sciences. The authors present a unified vision of causal inference that covers both experimental and observational data. They do a masterful job of communicating some of the deepest, and oldest, issues in statistics to readers with disparate backgrounds. They closely connect theoretical concepts with applied concerns, and they honestly and clearly discuss the identifying assumptions of the methods presented. Too many books on statistical methods present a menagerie of disconnected methods and pay little attention to the scientific plausibility of the assumptions that are made for mathematical convenience, instead of for verisimilitude. This book is different. It will be widely read, and it will change the way statistics is practiced.' Jasjeet S. Sekhon, Robson Professor of Political Science and Statistics, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e'Clarity of thinking about causality is of central importance in financial decision making. Imbens and Rubin provide a rigorous foundation allowing practitioners to learn from the pioneers in the field.' Stephen Blyth, Managing Director, Head of Public Markets, Harvard Management Company\u003cbr\u003e'A masterful account of the potential outcomes approach to causal inference from observational studies that Rubin has been developing since he pioneered it fourty years ago.' Adrian Raftery, Blumstein-Jordan Professor of Statistics and Sociology, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003e'Correctly drawing causal inferences is critical in many important applications. Congratulations to Professors Imbens and Rubin, who have drawn on their decades of research in this area, along with the work of several others, to produce this impressive book covering concepts, theory, methods and applications. I especially appreciate their clear exposition on conceptual issues, which are important to understand in the context of either a designed experiment or an observational study, and their use of real applications to motivate the methods described.' Nathaniel Schenker, Statistician\u003cbr\u003e'The book is well-written with a very comprehensive coverage of many issues associated with causal inference. As can be seen from its table of contents, the book uses multiple perspectives to discuss these issues including theoretical underpinnings, experimental design, randomization techniques and examples using real-world data.' Carol Joyce Blumberg, International Statistical Review\u003cbr\u003e'Guido Imbens and Don Rubin present an insightful discussion of the potential outcomes framework for causal inference … this book presents a unified framework to causal inference based on the potential outcomes framework, focusing on the classical analysis of experiments, unconfoundedness, and noncompliance. The book has become an instant classic in the causal inference literature, broadly defined, and will certainly guide future research in this area. All researchers will benefit from carefully studying this book, no matter what their specific views are on the subject matter.' Matias D. Cattaneo, Journal of the American Statistical Association\u003cbr\u003e'Guido Imbens and Donald Rubin have written an authoritative textbook on causal inference that is expected to have a lasting impact on social and biomedical scientists as well as statisticians. Researchers have been waiting for the publication of this book, which is a welcome addition to the growing list of textbooks and monographs on causality … the authors should be congratulated for the publication of this impressive volume. The hook provides a unified introduction to the potential outcomes approach with the focus on the basic causal inference problems that arise in randomized experiments and observational studies.' Alicia A. Lloro, Journal of the American Statistical Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Introduction: 1. The basic framework: potential outcomes, stability, and the assignment mechanism; 2. A brief history of the potential-outcome approach to causal inference; 3. A taxonomy of assignment mechanisms; Part II. Classical Randomized Experiments: 4. A taxonomy of classical randomized experiments; 5. Fisher's exact P-values for completely randomized experiments; 6. Neyman's repeated sampling approach to completely randomized experiments; 7. Regression methods for completely randomized experiments; 8. Model-based inference in completely randomized experiments; 9. Stratified randomized experiments; 10. Paired randomized experiments; 11. Case study: an experimental evaluation of a labor-market program; Part III. Regular Assignment Mechanisms: Design: 12. Unconfounded treatment assignment; 13. Estimating the propensity score; 14. Assessing overlap in covariate distributions; 15. Design in observational studies: matching to ensure balance in covariate distributions; 16. Design in observational studies: trimming to ensure balance in covariate distributions; Part IV. Regular Assignment Mechanisms: Analysis: 17. Subclassification on the propensity score; 18. Matching estimators (Card-Krueger data); 19. Estimating the variance of estimators under unconfoundedness; 20. Alternative estimands; Part V. Regular Assignment Mechanisms: Supplementary Analyses: 21. Assessing the unconfoundedness assumption; 22. Sensitivity analysis and bounds; Part VI. Regular Assignment Mechanisms with Noncompliance: Analysis: 23. Instrumental-variables analysis of randomized experiments with one-sided noncompliance; 24. Instrumental-variables analysis of randomized experiments with two-sided noncompliance; 25. Model-based analyses with instrumental variables; Part VII. Conclusion: 26. Conclusions and extensions.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733864231255,"sku":"9780521885881","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521885881.jpg?v=1720001919"},{"product_id":"the-economics-of-entrepreneurship-9781316621714","title":"The Economics of Entrepreneurship","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis second edition of The Economics of Entrepreneurship is an essential resource for scholars following the current state of this fast-moving field, covering a broad range of topics in unparalleled depth. Designed to be used both as a textbook for specialist degree courses on the economics of entrepreneurship, and as a reference text for academic research in the field, the book draws on theoretical insights and recent empirical findings to show how economics can contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurship. New topics, such as crowdfunding, entrepreneurship education and microenterprise field experiments, appear for the first time, while existing treatments of topics like regional entrepreneurship, innovation and public policy are considerably deepened. Parker also discusses new empirical methods, including quasi-experimental methods and field experiments. Every section - indeed every page - of the new edition has been updated, resulting in a rigorous scientific account of entr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'For those looking to understand the up-to-date thinking and research about entrepreneurship, this is the book for you. Simon C. Parker takes the broad view in weaving together a coherent, integrated and thoughtful analysis of what is known about entrepreneurship, why it matters and how we know it. His careful and meticulous command of the subject combined with lively writing makes his subject come to life. The book is not just essential reading for anyone interested in entrepreneurship but also a pleasure to read.' David Audretsch, Indiana University\u003cbr\u003e'The first edition of The Economics of Entrepreneurship is generally considered as a landmark defining the field. Partly thanks to this milestone the field developed quickly. In the second edition Simon C. Parker documents this progress as well as links to neighbouring fields like psychology, innovation, education and finance. This second edition is fascinating and indispensable reading for researchers and students, even more so than the 1st edition.' Roy Thurik, Erasmus School of Economics and Montpellier Business School\u003cbr\u003e'Simon C. Parker's The Economics of Entrepreneurship has long been a fundamental reading for entrepreneurship researchers and students. In this new edition, we are brought bang up to date, with important new material on financing, notably venture\/angel capital and crowdfunding as well as innovation. Longstanding strengths of the book, for example concerning individual determinants of entrepreneurship and empirical methods, have also been significantly upgraded. This new edition will become the standard reference in the field.' Saul Estrin, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003cbr\u003e'In my own work I regularly referred to the previous edition of the Economics of Entrepreneurship because it was the definitive text on the subject. The new edition maintains that authoritative position but I see it stretching out to those interested in Entrepreneurship from other disciplines. I hope these scholars will draw upon this new edition so leading to greater comparability and consistency in interpreting the causes and outcomes from Entrepreneurship.' David Storey, OBE, University of Sussex\u003cbr\u003e'The concepts are well written and easy to understand. The book was intended as a graduate-level textbook; however, it could be a great addition to academic libraries as a reference resource for entrepreneurship researchers.' L. Camacho, Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction; Part I. Selection: 2. Individual-level theories of entrepreneurship; 3. Regional- and macroeconomic-level theories of entrepreneurship; 4. Empirical methods in entrepreneurship research; 5. Individual-level determinants of entrepreneurship; 6. Evidence of regional and macro-level determinants of entrepreneurship; 7. Ethnic entrepreneurship and immigration; 8. Female entrepreneurship; Part II. Financing: 9. Debt finance for entrepreneurial ventures; 10. Venture capital and business angel finance; 11. Other sources of entrepreneurial finance; 12. Wealth and entrepreneurship; Part III. Performance: 13. Entrepreneurial venture growth; 14. Rent seeking, entrepreneurial effort and employment creation; 15. Entrepreneurs' incomes and returns to human capital; 16. Innovation; 17. Venture survival and entrepreneurial exit; Part IV. Public Policy: 18. Principles of entrepreneurship policy; 19. Finance and innovation policies; 20. Regulation; 21. Taxation, entrepreneurship support programs and indirect government policies.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738565620055,"sku":"9781316621714","price":57.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781316621714.jpg?v=1720049488"},{"product_id":"the-relationship-economy-building-stronger-customer-connections-in-the-digital-age-9781626346437","title":"The Relationship Economy: Building Stronger","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreating Authentic Customer Connections in a High-Tech World. In The Relationship Economy, author John DiJulius teaches business leaders about the importance of relationship building in the digital age. He argues that in spite of (and because of) the advances in tech, we've become a less connected society. We have dramatically evolved away from face-to-face communication, and the skill of building rapport is evaporating. This means that customer personalization and relationships are more important now than ever-they will be the key to success for businesses moving forward. As he aptly states, \"Being able to build true sustainable relationships is the biggest competitive advantage in a world where automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are eliminating millions of jobs and disrupting entire industries, business, and careers.\"   This book reminds readers of the importance of personal connections and shows them how to attain meaningful, lasting relationships with their customers.","brand":"Greenleaf Book Group LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740682400087,"sku":"9781626346437","price":19.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781626346437.jpg?v=1720055340"},{"product_id":"scale-the-universal-laws-of-life-and-death-in-organisms-cities-and-companies-9781780225593","title":"Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey West's research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and businesses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy do organisms and ecosystems scale with size in a remarkably universal and systematic fashion?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs there a maximum size of cities? Of animals and plants? What about companies?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan scale show us how to create a more sustainable future?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy applying the rigour of physics to questions of biology, visionary physicist Geoffrey West found that despite the riotous diversity in the sizes of mammals, they are all, to a large degree, scaled versions of each other. This speaks to everything from how long we can expect to live to how many hours of sleep we need. He then made the even bolder move of exploring his work's applicability to cities and to the business world. These investigations have led to powerful insights about the elemental natural laws that bind us together in profound ways, and how all complex systems are dancing to the same simple tune, however diverse and unrelated they may seem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe sort of big-ideas book that comes along only every few years\u003c\/b\u003e . . . This is a book full of \u003cb\u003ethrilling\u003c\/b\u003e ideas' * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMagisterial\u003c\/b\u003e . . . you reach the end of this \u003cb\u003eprofound\u003c\/b\u003e, revealing book rewarded. West shows how scientific method \u003cb\u003ehelps to peel back the hidden reality of our world\u003c\/b\u003e. The concepts of physics dominated the last century. It is the concepts of biology - of networks, evolution and feedback dynamics - that are going to dominate the next' -- Matthew Syed * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eQuite dazzling\u003c\/b\u003e . . . The book proceeds by introducing one mathematical concept in each chapter (power laws, fractals and so on), and explaining it vividly through numerous examples drawn from biology, history, urban planning, and many other fields . . . \u003cb\u003ewritten with great joy and a disarming humility\u003c\/b\u003e' -- Steven Poole * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eabsolutely riveting\u003c\/b\u003e read. Like the best detective story, West lays out the amazing challenge of understanding why animals, cities and companies all scale so uniformly and then skilfully lets us into the secrets that his detective work has uncovered. This book captures the spirit of science in the twenty-first century, revealing the deep connections not just across physics and biology but society and life. The book is \u003cb\u003ea perfect balance\u003c\/b\u003e between the big scientific story and West's own personal narrative. We accompany the author on his quest to face up to his own mortality while at the same time being exposed to the theoretical discoveries that West has pioneered in his \u003cb\u003egroundbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e work' -- Marcus du Sautoy, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Unknown \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is an\u003cb\u003e important and original\u003c\/b\u003e book, of immense scope. Geoffrey West is a polymath, whose insights range over physics, biology and the social sciences. He shows that the sizes, shapes and lifetimes of living things - despite their amazing diversity - display surprising correlations and patterns, and that these follow from basic physical principles. He then discovers, more surprisingly, the emergence of similar 'scaling laws' in human societies - in our cities, companies and social networks. \u003cb\u003eThis fascinating book deserves a very wide readership\u003c\/b\u003e' -- Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal\u003cbr\u003e'Scaling is the most important yet most hidden and rarely discussed attribute -- without understanding it one cannot possibly understand the world. \u003cb\u003eThis book will expand your thinking from three dimensions to four\u003c\/b\u003e. Get two copies, just in case you lose one' -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI can think of no more exciting thinker in the world today than Geoffrey West\u003c\/b\u003e. By bringing a physicist's razor-sharp mind to wonderfully surprising questions - \"Why Aren't There Mammals the Size of Tiny Ants?\" or \"Are Cities and Companies Just Very Large Organisms?\" - West forces us to see everything anew, from our own bodies to the mega-cities our species increasingly chooses to inhabit. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScale\u003c\/i\u003e is a firework display of popular science\u003c\/b\u003e' -- Niall Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e'Trees, brains, hallucinogenics and even imaginary monsters are considered in this \u003cb\u003ejoyous, mind-boggling\u003c\/b\u003e study of scientific methods' * Telegraph, Top 50 Best Books of 2017 *\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eenchanting intellectual odyssey\u003c\/b\u003e . . . also a satisfying personal and professional memoir of a distinguished scientist whose life's work came to be preoccupied with finding ways to break down traditional boundaries between disciplines to solve the long-term global challenges of sustainability . . . Mr West manages to deliver a lot of theory and history accessibly and entertainingly . . . \u003cb\u003eProvocative and fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e' * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e'It's rare in the history of science that someone has \u003cb\u003ea big, bold, beautiful, stunningly simple new\u003c\/b\u003e idea that also turns out to be right. Geoffrey West had one. And \u003ci\u003eScale\u003c\/i\u003e is its story' -- Steven Strogatz, Professor of Mathematics, Cornell University and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy of X \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey West's \u003ci\u003eScale \u003c\/i\u003eis a revelation\u003c\/b\u003e. Based on his path-breaking theory and research on super-linear scaling, it provides powerful new insights into the basic scientific laws that power our modern society and economy, its start-up companies, large corporations and cities. \u003cb\u003eThe book is a must-read\u003c\/b\u003e for CEOs, technologists, mayors, urban leaders and anyone who wants to understand the simple laws that shape the complex, self-organizing world in which we live' -- Richard Florida, author of THE RISE OF THE CREATIVE CLASS and a senior editor at THE ATLANTIC\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eScale\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003efilled with brilliant insights\u003c\/b\u003e. West \u003cb\u003eilluminates the laws of nature\u003c\/b\u003e underlying everything from tiny organisms and humans to cities and companies, and provides a quantitative framework for decoding the deep complexity of our interconnected world. If you want to know why companies fail, how cities persist and what is needed to sustain our civilization in this era of rapid innovation, \u003cb\u003eread this amazing book\u003c\/b\u003e' -- Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce\u003cbr\u003e'If there were a Nobel Prize for transdisciplinary science Geoffrey West would have won it for the work covered in \u003ci\u003eScale\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Anna Grandori’s introductory and concluding chapters are not only excellent audits of the current state of our knowledge in this field but they also give a strong sense of direction for the possible futures of the discipline. Anna Grandori is not afraid to face head on some of the more philosophical issues relating to “organization” as an object of study and is to be commended for doing so. The economics of organization is a new, exciting and developing field and the essays in this book will help to shape the research agenda that will take this emergent discipline to its next stage.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Peter M. Jackson, University of Leicester, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘This sweeping, comprehensive volume is a signal effort in building bridges between economics and organization theory. With a stellar cast of contributors, it will both inspire and provoke scholars with its grand amibitions, and generate considerable attention and debate. A remarkable effort by Anna Grandori.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Walter W. Powell, Stanford University, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e’Anna Grandori has astutely organized the commissioned chapters of an intellectually diverse set of scholars into an absolutely outstanding contribution that both defines the current state of organizational economics and points the perceptive reader toward an exciting intellectual future. From traditional research areas to the newest topics of interest, the chapters chart the current boundaries of the field. The chapters are filled with gems of insight across several distinct levels of analysis, whether it is a discussion of organizational design, or psychological economics or innovation or the organization as language, the discussions are contemporary, comprehensive and challenging. No serious scholar of organizational economics should be without this book.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Richard N. 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Ethics, Economic Organization and the Social Contract Lorenzo Sacconi  8. Language and Economic Organization Massimo Warglien  PART III: THE SHAPING OF ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION BETWEEN DESIGN AND EVOLUTION 9. Organizational Adaptation and Evolution: Darwinism versus Lamarckism? Geoffrey M. Hodgson    10. Exaptation and Innovation Processes: Theory and Models Giovanni Bonifati and Marco Villani  11. Interdependence and Organization Design Phanish Puranam and Merlo Raveendran  12. Dynamics of Organizational Structure Nick Argyres and Todd R. Zenger  13. Design Rules for Dynamic Organization Design: The Contribution of Computational Modeling Richard M. Burton and Børge Obel  14. Organizational Formation and Change: Lessons from Economic Laboratory Experiments Peter H. Kriss and Roberto Weber  PART IV: HUMAN RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION BETWEEN ASSETS AND ACTORS 15. Human Capital and Property Rights Anna Grandori  16. The Economic Organization of Employment: Systems in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations Bruce E. Kaufman  17. Organization of Work Practices and Productivity: An Assessment of Research on World-class Manufacturing Riccardo Leoni    PART V: TECHNICAL ASSETS AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION BETWEEN DETERMINANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES 18. Technical Assets and Property Rights Ugo Pagano  19. Open Innovation and Organizational Boundaries: Task Decomposition, Knowledge Distribution and the Locus of Innovation Karim R. Lakhani, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf and Michael L. Tushman  20. Modularity and Economic Organization: Concepts, Theory, Observations, and Predictions Ron Sanchez and Joseph T. Mahoney  21. The Organizational Design of High-tech Start-ups: State of the Art and Directions for Future Research Massimo G. Colombo and Cristina Rossi-Lamastra  PART VI: FORMS OF ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION BETWEEN DISCRETE ALTERNATIVES AND COMBINATIVE CONFIGURATIONS 22. Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Governance and Economic Organization Nicolai J. Foss and Peter G. Klein  23. The Four Functions of Corporate Personhood Margaret M. Blair  24. Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Governance John Pencavel  25. Internal and External Hybrids and the Nature of Joint Ventures Jean-François Hennart  26. Interfirm Cooperatives George Hendrikse and Li Feng  27. The Governance of Franchising Networks Josef Windsperger  28. Subcontracting Relationships Ruth Rama and Adelheid Holl  29. 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This indispensable and authoritative book comes to the rescue, synthesizing a vast literature, covering many domains of human interaction and showing that a society's success rests on the institutional choices made by its members.‚Äô\u003c\/i\u003e -- ‚Äì Philip Keefer, Inter-American Development Bank, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‚ÄòNow, for the first time, we have a comprehensive guide to the new institutional economics and allied fields. This Advanced Introduction covers topics such as transactions cost, property rights, contracts, organizations, and state and legal institutions; plus two ‚Äútransversal topics‚Äù, institutions and public policy and institutional change and development. A must read for both students and professionals.‚Äô\u003c\/i\u003e -- ‚Äì Barry Weingast, Stanford University, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‚ÄòNIE is one of the economic fields whose influences go far beyond the borders of economics. But it is also an often misunderstood field. 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In this insightful and timely book, Sujata Ashwarya vividly presents Israel’s gas discoveries and the domestic and external challenges arising from them.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e—Oren Barak, \u003ci\u003eThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e, Israel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book is a must read book. Sujata Ashwarya, a well-established scholar, examines the economic, political and environmental issues of energy between Israel and its neighbours. 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In this insightful and timely book, Sujata Ashwarya vividly presents Israel’s gas discoveries and the domestic and external challenges arising from them.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e—Oren Barak, \u003ci\u003eThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e, Israel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is a must-read book. Sujata Ashwarya, a well-established scholar, examines the economic, political and environmental issues of energy between Israel and its neighbours. The volume makes a significant contribution to both the academic literature and the political debate.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e—Gawdat Bahgat\u003ci\u003e, National Defense University\u003c\/i\u003e, Washington, DC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1 Israel’s energy sector: features, policies, and challenges 2 Israel’s natural gas discoveries: evolution of the regulatory framework for resource governance 3 Economic implications for Israel: prospects for development of new gas-based sectors 4 Strategic implications for the Mediterranean region: the changing political-economic scenario and Israeli gas exports Conclusions \u003ci\u003eGlossary Bibliography Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371684307287,"sku":"9780367202750","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"routledge-revivals-economic-control-1955-9781138310551","title":"Routledge Revivals Economic Control 1955","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1955, this book offers a detailed history from the past to the mid-20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century on economic control. 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The Changing Background; Further Reading; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371829109079,"sku":"9781138310551","price":109.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138310551.jpg?v=1730154725"},{"product_id":"corporations-in-evolving-diversity-cognition-governance-and-institutions-clarendon-lectures-in-management-studies-9780198835295","title":"Corporations in Evolving Diversity Cognition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this classic text, Masahiko Aoki explores how the 2008-9 financial crisis demanded a re-examination of the role of corporations and the working of financial markets around the world, providing a compelling new analysis of the corporate firm; the role of shareholders, managers and workers; and institutional governance structures.In recent decades the firm has predominantly been seen as an organization run and governed in the interests of shareholders, where management act as the agent of shareholders, and the workers simply as instruments for share-value maximization. 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Grimm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Merger Negotiations: Takeover Process, Selling Procedure, and Deal Initiation 261\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNihat Aktas and Eric de Bodt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Postacquisition Planning and Integration 281\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOlimpia Meglio and Arturo Capasso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Organizational and Human Resource Issues in M\u0026amp;As 297\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha S. 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Miller * Democracy *\u003cbr\u003eDigs deep into the stories of working people, tracing the rise and fall of two industries that, despite vast differences on the surface, have been intertwined for decades. Through stories of real people’s real lives, Winant explores the move from manufacturing to care, tracing the rise of a new working class—one that looks very different from the stereotypical blue-collar worker of the Rust Belt’s mythic past…A road map for how to think about the changing working class. -- Sarah Jaffe * Bookforum *\u003cbr\u003eCharts how Pittsburgh’s declining steel industry gave rise to one of the country’s most ruthlessly corporatized health care systems, and how the ability of each to deliver on its romanticized promises rested on the exploitation of care work. -- Natalie Shure * Jacobin *\u003cbr\u003eWinant explains in fascinating detail how Pittsburgh’s working class adapted to the post-steel economy…[O]ffers a highly intelligent case study of the transformation of one key section of the working class since 1950—a vital precondition for mapping its future. -- Tom Mertes * New Left Review *\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading for anyone interested in Pittsburgh history, the labor movement or the economics of our health care system. 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It is a masterful book that weaves together two seemingly disparate strands—the demise of heavy industry and the rise of care work—into a single thread that traces the story of a broken society. -- Ryne Clos * Spectrum Culture *\u003cbr\u003eWinant explores in his informative debut the rise and fall of Pittsburgh’s steel industry as a microcosm of America’s shift from an industrial to a service economy. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written, extensively researched, and sharply argued, \u003ci\u003eThe Next Shift\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new way to think about the transformations often grouped together under the rubric of ‘neoliberalism.’ Winant sees deindustrialization not simply as a story of decline, but a story of the rise of a new kind of working class. -- Kimberly Phillips-Fein, author of \u003ci\u003eFear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sophisticated, politically pointed, and beautiful crafted book, \u003ci\u003eThe Next Shift\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles both the erosion of the white male industrial working class and the ascendance of a service sector run by the labor of white women and men and women of color. 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Drawing on examples from health, finance, education, policing, and social media, Pasquale shows how realizing his new laws of robotics will require us to reimagine our economy, our uses of knowledge, and our ways of life. -- Jack M. Balkin, Director, The Information Society Project at Yale Law School\u003cbr\u003eFrank Pasquale is not only one of the most prescient legal scholars in the world today, he’s one of the most humane. In this much-needed new book, he lays out a simple and wise framework for governing the coming world of AI and robotics—one that will put technology in service to humanity, rather than the other way around. -- Rana Foroohar, author of \u003ci\u003eDon’t Be Evil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling, insightful, and balanced, \u003ci\u003eNew Laws of Robotics\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the difficult choices we face in a time of increased automation. 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This is a compelling must-read for anyone interested in the future of automation, and should be compulsory for anyone involved in developing, implementing, or regulating that technology. -- Mark Andrejevic, author of \u003ci\u003eAutomated Media\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePasquale’s \u003ci\u003eNew Laws of Robotics\u003c\/i\u003e presents a hopeful vision of the AI future, predicated on cooperative relations and inclusive prosperity. Engaging, evocative, and filled with new insights, Pasquale’s book is a must read for policymakers. -- Marc Rotenberg, Director, Center for AI and Digital Policy","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403618951511,"sku":"9780674975224","price":22.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674975224.jpg?v=1730484023"},{"product_id":"the-antitrust-paradigm-9780674975781","title":"The Antitrust Paradigm","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when tech giants have amassed vast market power, Jonathan Baker shows how laws and regulations can be updated to ensure more competition. 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It offers not only a subtle takedown of the Chicago School’s conceptual dominance over American antitrust law but a powerful redefinition of how intensifying market concentration actually hurts our economy and our people. \u003ci\u003eThe Antitrust Paradigm\u003c\/i\u003e builds up into the most rousing kind of call to arms: one that is rooted in rigorous analysis, vivid facts, and a margin of practical hope. 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This up-to-date analysis evaluates China's state-led approach to science and technology, and its successes and failures.    In recent decades, China has seen huge investments in high-tech science parks, a surge in home-grown top-ranked global companies, and a significant increase in scientific publications and patents. Helped by state policies and a flexible business culture, the country has been able to leapfrog its way to a more globally competitive position.    However, the authors argue that this approach might not yield the same level of progress going forward if China does not address serious institutional, organizational, and cultural obstacles. 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This up-to-date analysis evaluates China''s state-led approach to science and technology, and its successes and failures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn recent decades, China has seen huge investments in high-tech science parks, a surge in home-grown top-ranked global companies, and a significant increase in scientific publications and patents. Helped by state policies and a flexible business culture, the country has been able to leapfrog its way to a more globally competitive position.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHowever, the authors argue that this approach might not yield the same level of progress going forward if China does not address serious institutional, organizational, and cultural obstacles. 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A must read for those who care about innovation, China, or both.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDan Breznitz, University of Toronto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The various aspects related to the effectiveness of China's industrial and innovation policy have long been debated and analysed, but have never been fully understood. 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First, it raises the price of fossil-fuel-intensive products that constitute a high fraction of low-income budgets (like gasoline, heating fuel and electricity).  Second, the handout of pollution permits to firms provides value to those who own them. Third, low-income individuals may place more value on food and shelter than on improvements in environmental quality, so high-income individuals may get the most benefit of pollution abatement.  Fourth, air quality improvements may raise the value of houses owned by landlords, rather than helping renters. These effects might all hurt the poor more than the rich. This book brings together the seminal economics literature that studies whether these fears are valid and whether anything can be done about them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Introduction; Part I Conceptual Overview: A framework to compare environmental policies, Don Fullerton. Part II Costs to Consumers: Is the gasoline tax regressive?, James M. Poterba; Distributional aspects of an environmental tax shift: the case of motor vehicle emissions taxes, Margaret Walls and Jean Hanson; A distributional analysis of green tax reforms, Gilbert E. Metcalf; Distributional effects of alternative vehicle pollution control policies, Sarah E. West; Estimates from a consumer demand system: implications for the incidence of environmental taxes, Sarah E. West and Roberton C. Williams III. Part III Costs to Producers or Factors: An overlapping generations model of growth and the environment, A. John and R. Pecchenino; The general equilibrium incidence of environmental taxes, Don Fullerton and Garth Heutel. Part IV Benefits via Scarcity Rents: A positive theory of environmental quality regulation, Michael T. Maloney and Robert E. McCormick; Distributional effects of carbon allowance trading: how government decisions determine winners and losers, Terry Dinan and Diane Lim Rogers; Are emissions permits regressive?, Ian W.H. Parry; On the (ir)relevance of distribution and labor supply distortion to government policy, Louis Kaplow; Efficiency costs of meeting industry-distributional constraints under environmental permits and taxes, A. Lans Bovenberg, Lawrence H. Goulder and Derek J. Gurney. Part V Benefits of Protection: The distribution of pollution: community characteristics and exposure to air toxics, Nancy Brooks and Rajiv Sethi; A random utility model of environmental equity, Diane Hite; 'Optimal' pollution abatement - whose benefits matter, and how much?, Wayne B. Gray and Ronald J. Shadbegian; Does the value of a statistical life vary with age and health status? Evidence from the US and Canada, Anna Alberini, Maureen Cropper, Alan Krupnick and Nathalie B. Simon; Evidence of environmental migration, Trudy Ann Cameron and Ian T. McConnaha. P","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404717990231,"sku":"9780754627371","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"international-yearbook-of-industrial-statistics-2011-9780857930224","title":"International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique and comprehensive source of information, this book is the only international publication providing economists, planners, policymakers and business people with worldwide statistics on current performance and trends in the manufacturing sector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2011 provides comprehensive statistical data on world manufacturing. . . The Yearbook represents a massive effort in data collection, data harmonization, and tabular presentation – well beyond the constraints of time and resources available to the average researcher or investigator. Therefore, the Yearbook presents a vast amount of information in a convenient form.’ -- William C. Struning, American Reference Books Annual 2012\u003cbr\u003eAcclaim for previous editions:\u003cbr\u003e‘This annual publication seems to be the only international publication providing worldwide statistics on current performance and trends in the manufacturing sector. In terms of comprehensiveness, accuracy, and cross-country comparisons this volume is unparalleled . . . If you are looking for an authoritative source for comparative international statistics on industrial information, this is it.’ -- Andrea Meyer, Business Information Alert\u003cbr\u003e‘This is a unique and massive effort by UNIDO providing comparative statistics on current performance and trends in the manufacturing sector worldwide . . . There is no doubt that the volume is a most important source book for economists, planners and policymakers.’ -- Pradosh Nath, Journal of Science and Industrial Research\u003cbr\u003e‘UNIDO has done well to bridge gaps in information noticed so far in industrial statistics worldwide and its companionship and usefulness will be realised by all users of this documentation in governmental, industrial and academic circles, as a must on every working desk. Its reliability is fully backed up by authoritative analysis.’ -- Rajinder Kunmar, Marketing and Management News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Introduction  Part I: Summary Tables  1.1. The Manufacturing Sector  1.2. The Manufacturing Divisions\/Branches  Part II: Country Tables","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406327685463,"sku":"9780857930224","price":242.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857930224.jpg?v=1730495410"},{"product_id":"cartels-and-economic-collusion-the-persistence-of-corporate-conspiracies-9780857930798","title":"Cartels and Economic Collusion The Persistence of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdam Smith warned of the prevalence of corporate conspiracies more than two hundred years ago. Since then, interest in cartels has sometimes intensified (during the Great Depression, for example) and sometimes diminished, but the need for control has always remained on the antitrust agenda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Mike Utton's timely new book provides an excellent overview of issues arising from cartels and collusion between firms and shows how this remains an important policy concern in the world today. The book covers areas such as the economics of collusion, the case for collaboration and the persistence of cartels over time. It then moves on to policy development and discusses current policy both in the US and EU. Individual cases are reviewed and the important development of leniency policy is discussed as a key feature in policy today. Overall this is a very useful addition to the literature and will be particularly of use to both students and other researchers working in this field.'\u003c\/i\u003e --Roger Clarke, Cardiff University, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Preface  1. The Economics of Collusion  2. The Case for Collaboration  3. The Persistence of Cartels  4. The Effects of Cartels: Markups and Welfare Losses  5. The Evolution of Cartel Policy  6. Penalties for Antitrust Offences  7.  Carrots Rather than Sticks: Leniency Programmes in the US and the EU  8.  Conclusion   References  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406327947607,"sku":"9780857930798","price":28.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857930798.jpg?v=1730495411"},{"product_id":"handbook-on-the-economic-complexity-of-technological-change-9780857930927","title":"Handbook on the Economic Complexity of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive and innovative Handbook applies the tools of the economics of complexity to analyse the causes and effects of technological and structural change. It grafts the intuitions of the economics of complexity into the tradition of analysis based upon the Schumpeterian and Marshallian legacies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e’The editor of this \u003c\/i\u003eHandbook\u003ci\u003e, Cristiano Antonelli, is to commended for the high quality of the group of authors he has assembled for this project. They provide excellent coverage of the various areas within the field, covering complexity of innovation, complexity of knowledge, complexity of structural change and development, and lessons and implications for economic policy. This is an important and evolving topic, and this book captures the cutting edge of research on it, particularly in connection with the broader idea of economic complexity.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., James Madison University, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e’My overall impression of the handbook is very favourable. It gives a broad overview of the different topics addressed by complexity economics, especially with regard to innovation and knowledge management. Knowledge and innovation are treated as the emergent properties of a system in which heterogeneous actors interact in different ways at different levels: the firm (meso), the individual (micro), and society (macro). Both Antonelli s and Bonaccorsi's chapters are treasure troves of concepts and ideas, although not necessarily for the complexity novice. Lane's chapter, however, provides an excellent introduction. . . For researchers in the field of economics and those that are interested in 'complexity in the real world', this handbook provides ample discussion and research roads ahead.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Andreas Ligtvoet, Science and Public Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e’Antonelli's handbook is an impressive compendium of theoretical approaches to complexity in economics that has emerged during the last two decades. . . this handbook is an amazing excursus on the state of the art of complexity thinking in the economics of technological change. Not only did the compendium reinforce the achievements of other theory textbooks in this field; it also paves the way for a “normalisation” of complexity in economics. It strongly defends the advantage of operationalization and applied research in economics and touches upon important policy implications. Therefore, it is a must-read both for the scientist and for the policy researcher in the field of innovation and technological change.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Manfred Paier, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Economic Complexity of Technological Change: Knowledge Interaction and Path Dependence Cristiano Antonelli  PART II: THE ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY OF INNOVATION 2. Complexity and Innovation Dynamics David A. Lane   3. Complexity in the Theory of the Developing Firm Harry Bloch and Stan Metcalfe   4. The Persistence of Innovation and Path Dependence Alessandra Colombelli and Nick von Tunzelmann   5. The Symbiotic Theory of Innovation: Knowledge Creation and the Evolution of the Capitalist System Martin Fransman   PART III: THE ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY OF KNOWLEDGE 6. Knowledge, Complexity and Networks Pier Paolo Saviotti   7. 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Innovation Networks: Formation, Performance and Dynamics Uwe Cantner and Holger Graf  16. The Complex Interaction between Global Production Networks, Digital Information Systems and International Knowledge Transfers Jarle Hildrum, Dieter Ernst and Jan Fagerberg   17. The Complex Dynamics of Economic Development Verónica Robert and Gabriel Yoguel   PART V: LESSONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY 18. Coevolution, Emergence and Economic Development: Some Lessons from the Israeli and Mexican Experience Gabriela Dutrénit and Morris Teubal   19. Network Models of Innovation Process and Policy Implications Paul Ormerod, Bridget Rosewell and Greg Wiltshire   20. Government as Entrepreneur: Examples from US Technology Policy Albert N. Link and Jamie R. 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