Economics of industrial organization Books
Springer Standardization Strategies in China and India
Book SynopsisJ. Freimuth, S. Kaiser and M. Schaedler: Introduction to "Standardization Strategies in China and India".- Part I Standardization - Context and Framework: J. Freimuth: The Underestimated Power of Technical Standards.- U. Harmes-Liedtke: Quality Infrastructure: National Systems and International Context.- S. Kaiser: Terminology of Standardization - An International (and Culture-Specific) View.- U. Sandl: The Standardization of Digital Technologies in Practice - The 5G Example.- Part II Standardization in China: H. Janus: China's Modernization and Industrial Policy.- S. Weithmann: The Modernization of the Chinese Standardization System.- X. Liu: An Overview on Legislation and Organization of Standardization in China: With Special Reference to Consumer Products.- M. Schaedler: China's Standardization Strategy - Emergence and Contents.- B. Xu: A Comparison of the Standardization Systems in the EU and in China and the Role of SESEC.- S. Gabler and M. Schaedler: German-Chinese Cooperation in Standardization.- T. Tillmann, J. Freimuth, S. Kaiser and M. Schaedler: Challenges of Standardization in China in the Automative Industry - A Field Report.- A. Gerdes and J. Le: Building Standards in Germany and China - Comparative View and the Effects on the Global and German Construction Market.- S. Lüdtke: Standardization in China's Building Energy Efficiency Industry: The Development of a National Standard for Passive Houses in China.- F. Kessler, J. Blöchl and Y. Mao: Data Collection, Use and Security - Developments in China.- Part III Standardization in India: J. Betz: India's Economic Development, Policies and Current Problems.- R. P. Singh, R. Maheshwari and R. Chattopadhyay: Current Challenges in India's Quality Promotion Strategy.- A. Jauhri: Challenges for India in the WTO Regime.- A. Kaul: Development of the Indian National Strategy for Standardization.- V. Sahni and N. Deep: The Role of Industry Associations in Enhancing Quality and Capacity Building in India: The Example of the Confederation of Indian Industry.- D. C. Sharma: Cooperation Between EU and India With a Focus on Standardization.- A. Kesari, H. Dhundia and K. Singh: Promoting Indo-German Trade With Standards: Role of the Global Project Quality Infrastructure (GPQI).- J. Betz: Energy Policy and Energy Standards in India.- S. Sareen: The Example of Standards for the Food Sector.- H. Nadkarni and A. Nadkarni: The Example Standards for the Healthcare Sector.- P. Jha and A. Karandikar: Broadband Communication Standards and Rural India.- Part IV Conclusion: Standardization in India and China and What Does This Mean for Europe and Germany: M. Gommel, J. Freimuth, S. Kaiser and M. Schaedler: Standardization in India and China from a Corporate Perspective.- T. N. Rühlig: China's New Technical Standardisation Power - A Challenge for Europe.- J. Freimuth, S. Kaiser and M. Schaedler: A Comparison of the Standardization Strategies of India and China - 11 Theses and Implications for Germany and Europe.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Corporation Growth Diversification and
Book SynopsisWhy have modern corporations grown to such unprecedented sizes? This volume explores this crucial question, emphasising the roles of diversification and mergers.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1 Entrepreneurial Capitalism; Chapter 2 Managerial Capitalism; Chapter 3 Beyond Managerial Capitalism;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Market Structure and Performance The Empirical
Book SynopsisWhat are the determinants of company performance? This book explores this question, providing a balanced assessment of new and old approaches to industrial organization.Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Series; Part 1 Market Structure and Performance — The Empirical Research, J.S. Cubbin; Chapter 1 Bain's Methodology; Chapter 2 The Theoretical Background; Chapter 3 Theoretical Concepts Versus Empirical Constructs; Chapter 4 Econometric Problems; Chapter 5 The Determinants of Market Structure; Chapter 6 The Mainstream Tradition — Empirical Results; Chapter 7 Concentration, Wages and Unionization; Chapter 8 Market Structure and Performance ? The Key Issues; Chapter 9 The Persistence of Market Power and Profitability; Chapter 10 Summary and Conclusions;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Distributional Effects of Environmental and
Book SynopsisMany effects of environmental and energy policy are likely to disproportionately burden those with low income. 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.Table of ContentsContents: 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
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LID Publishing Learning to Unlearn: Transforming Higher
Book SynopsisEducation must adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The most advanced countries in the world are all facing the challenge of retraining several generations of workers who are becoming obsolete. The education system has failed them because it hasn't evolved to respond to the advent of the Digital Revolution. It has prepared workers to meet yesterday's challenges, not tomorrow's demands. In Learning to Unlearn, Founder and CEO of Global Alumni, Pablo Rivas, an industry leader in digital education, shows us how the Digital Revolution is tearing down the traditional educational system and transforming the economy, building a brave new world for the 21st century. We already enjoy the best standards of living in human history, with better health, longer life expectancy, and access to the best tools and digital technologies. With freer societies and more global interaction, now is the time to rethink the way we learn how to solve the pressing problems we still face, re-engage those who have been left behind and build the world of tomorrow, not yesterday.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Learning every day PART I: You can float even if they take the floor away from under you 1. Break all your paradigms: learn to unlearn 2. Uncertainty will improve your life 3. Say "good morning" to a machine 4. Why does everyone talk about disruption? PART II: Education 5. I'm on your team 6. Poring over big data 7. The figure of the old professor 8. In practice 9. The company as a learning space 178 PART III: Take your first steps 10. The opportunity for a start-up 11. Giants move slowly 12. Uncertainty requires flexibility Epilogue: the best moment in history References and resources About the author
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Physical Asset Management: With an Introduction to the ISO 55000 Series of Standards
Book SynopsisThis book presents a systematic approach to the management of physical assets from concept to disposal, building upon the previous editions and brought up-to-date with the new international standards ISO55002 and ISO/TS50010. It introduces the general principles of physical asset management and covers all stages of the asset management process, including initial business appraisal, identification of physical asset needs, capability gap analysis, financial evaluation, logistic support analysis, life cycle costing, strategic asset management planning, maintenance strategy, outsourcing, cost-benefit analysis, disposal and renewal. Features include: providing a textbook for asset management courses to university level; relating closely to the ISO55000 international asset management standard series; providing a basis for the establishment of physical asset management as a professional discipline; and presenting case studies, analytical techniques and numerical examples with solutions. Written for practitioners and students in asset management, this book provides an essential foundation to the topic. It is suitable for an advanced undergraduate or postgraduate course in asset management and also offers an ideal reference text for engineers and managers specializing in asset management, reliability, maintenance, logistics or systems engineering. Table of ContentsIntroduction to Asset Management.- Structure and Activities.- Asset Management Personnel.- From Concept to Project Approval.- Financial Methods.- Developing a Business Case.- Implementing Development Plans.- Life Cycle Planning and Costing.- Know Your Assets.- Asset Continuity Planning.- Strategic Asset Management Planning.- Capital Planning and Budget.- Asset Management.- Information Systems.- Cost-Benefit Analysis.- Risk Analysis and Risk Management.- Outsourcing.- Logistic Support.- Asset Basic Care.- Maintenance Organization and Budget.- Stock Control.- Reliability, Availability, Maintainability.- Safety.- Profit, Depreciation and Tax.- Asset Decision Examples.- Economic Life.- Equipment Replacement Decisions.- Further Financial Topics.- Performance, Audit and Review.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Gesammelte Schriften: Band II/3: Freiheit, Staat
Book SynopsisIn diesem Band der Gesammelten Schriften werden 15 Beiträge sowie Notizen aus dem Nachlass Walter Euckens ediert, kommentiert und in einer ausführlichen Einleitung systematisch und historisch eingeordnet, die Walter Eucken zwischen 1921 und 1950 verfasst hat. Das Thema, das diese Beiträge verbindet, ist die Wahrnehmung der Gegenwart als Krisenzeit und die Frage danach, worin die Ursachen der Krise zu sehen sind und auf welchem Wege ihre Lösung gefunden werden kann. In allen Texten setzt sich Eucken mit alternativen Krisendeutungen und Lösungsvorschlägen auseinander. Besonders gründlich analysiert und kritisiert er die Deutungen und Vorschläge sozialistischer Denker und der Vertreter der Idee des "totalen Staates". Anhand der Texte wird Euckens Weg zum ordoliberalen Forschungsprogramm deutlich. Bis Anfang der 1930er Jahre ging es ihm allgemein um die geistige Krise der Neuzeit. Die späteren Texte zeigen, dass er die geistige Lage zwar im Auge behielt, sich in der Forschung aber auf die staatlich-gesellschaftlichen Strukturwandlungen konzentrierte, die er für die Krise des Kapitalismus verantwortlich machte, sowie auf die strukturellen Reformen, die er für eine Lösung dieser Krise für erforderlich hielt.
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Springer Scientists as Entrepreneurs: Organizational Performance in Scientist-Started New Ventures
Book Synopsis"When you are doing something that is a brand new adventure, breaking new ground, whether it is something like a techno logical breakthrough or simply a way of living that is not what the community can help you with, there is always the danger of too much enthusiasm, of neglecting certain mechan ical details. Then you fall off. 'A danger path this is. ' When you follow the path of your desire and enthusiasm and emotion, keep your mind in control, and don't let it pull you compulsively into disaster. " Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth Through ten years of working with and observing scientists in the bio medical fields, I have found Joseph Campbell's words to be especially applicable to the scientist who decides to embark on an entrepreneurial journey. Joseph Campbell was not a student of entrepreneurship. His scholarship was contained in a series of comprehensive studies of mythology, the captivating stories of mankind's search over the ages for truth, meaning and significance. Still, his advice here contains many of the essential ingredients of successful science-based venturing: the charting of new ground socially, technological breakthroughs, enthusiasm and emotion balanced by careful reasoning, and finally, awareness of the danger of neglecting details. Coming from such a different philosophical and occupational culture into entrepreneurship and business, the scientist faces extraordinary challenges although the rewards of putting together a successful company can be equally satisfying.Table of ContentsI Introduction, Research and Methodology.- 1. An Introduction to Scientists as Entrepreneurs.- 2. An Overview of the Research Literature Related to Scientist-Started Ventures.- 3. Research Methods and Design.- II Scientists as Entrepreneurs: The Field Studies.- 4. Socioeconomic Profiles of the Research Participants.- 5. Planning and Management in Scientist-Started Ventures.- 6. University Relationships and Comparative Aspects of Scientists as Entrepreneurs.- III Conclusions, Implications and Guidelines.- 7. Findings and Conclusions.- 8. A Guide for Aspiring Scientist-Entrepreneurs and Their Partners.- About the Author.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Modern Aspects of Pharmaceutical Quality
Book SynopsisThe pharmaceutical quality system ensures that the process performance is suitably achieved, the product quality is regularly met, improved opportunities are identified and evaluated, and the knowledge is constantly expanded. Auditing also plays a crucial role within the pharmaceutical industry. It helps to assess and review quality to improve and build a better system for the benefit of companies. This book aims to develop a tool that will substantially decrease the number of Inspectional Observations and Warning letters, thus eliminating Import Alerts and Consent Decree. This book targets the Pharmaceutical Industry and students of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance so they can get in hand-ready consolidated information on Pharmaceutical Quality guidelines, Quality metrics, and implementation of simplified SOP guidelines, plant layouts to implement Quality metrics for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing systems in tablets, capsules, liquid orals, and semi-solid dosage forms. The chapters cover the various aspects of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance. The selection of topics is mainly based on the requirements of Pharmaceutical regulatory guidelines of India, the UK, the USA, Australia, and South Africa. Each chapter includes the abstract, detailed explanation, implementation guidelines, flowcharts, layouts, and Standard Operating Procedure of quality metrics for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing System
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The University of Chicago Press The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity
Book SynopsisWhile the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This title offers contributions to fundamental questions relating to the economics of innovation and technological change.
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The University of Chicago Press Deconstructing the Monolith The Microeconomics
Book SynopsisThe National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) was enacted by Congress in June of 1933 to assist the nation's recovery during the Great Depression. Its passage ushered in a unique experiment in US economic history: under the NIRA, the federal government explicitly supported, and in some cases enforced, alliances within industries. Antitrust laws were suspended, and companies were required to agree upon industry-level codes of fair competition that regulated wages and hours and could implement anti-competitive provisions such as those fixing prices, establishing production quotas, and imposing restrictions on new productive capacity. The NIRA is generally viewed as a monolithic program, its dramatic and sweeping effects best measurable through a macroeconomic lens. In this pioneering book, however, Jason E. Taylor examines the act instead using microeconomic tools, probing the uneven implementation of the act's codes and the radical heterogeneity of its impact across industries and time
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Art of Capital Restructuring
Book SynopsisThe most up-to-date guide on making the right capital restructuring moves The Art of Capital Restructuring provides a fresh look at the current state of mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring around the world. The dynamic nature of M&As requires an evolving understanding of the field, and this book considers several different forms of physical restructuring such as divestitures as well as financial restructuring, which refers to alterations in the capital structure of the firm. The Art of Capital Restructuring not only explains the financial aspects of these transactions but also examines legal, regulatory, tax, ethical, social, and behavioral considerations. In addition to this timely information, coverage also includes discussion of basic concepts, motives, strategies, and techniques as well as their application to increasingly complex, real-world situations. Emphasizes best practices that lead to M&A success Contains iTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring: An Overview 1 H. Kent Baker and Halil Kiymaz Part I Background 2 Merger Waves 17 Jarrad Harford 3 Takeover Regulation 39 Marina Martynova and Luc Renneboog 4 Corporate Governance and M&As 57 Fei Xie 5 Ethical and Social Issues in M&As 71 Robert W. McGee 6 Theoretical Issues on Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures 87 Abdul H. Rahman 7 The Short-Term and Long-Term Performance of M&As 105 Shantanu Dutta and Samir Saadi Part II Valuation 8 Standard Valuation Methods for M&As 127 Pablo Fernandez 9 Real Options and Their Impact on M&As 151 Hemantha Herath and John S. Jahera Jr. 10 The Law and Finance of Control Premiums and Minority Discounts 169 Helen Bowers 11 Cross-Border Valuation Effects in Developed and Emerging Markets 185 Wenjie Chen Part III the M&A Deal Process 12 Sources of Financing and Means of Payment in M&As 205 Marina Martynova and Luc Renneboog 13 Cultural Due Diligence 223 Ronald F. Piccolo and Mary Bardes 14 Negotiation Process, Bargaining Area, and Contingent Payments 243 William A. Grimm 15 Merger Negotiations: Takeover Process, Selling Procedure, and Deal Initiation 261 Nihat Aktas and Eric de Bodt 16 Postacquisition Planning and Integration 281 Olimpia Meglio and Arturo Capasso 17 Organizational and Human Resource Issues in M&As 297 Siddhartha S. Brahma Part IV Takeovers and Behavioral Effects 18 Takeover Strategies 323 Shailendra (Shail) Pandit 19 Defensive Strategies in Takeovers 339 Christian Rauch and Mark Wahrenburg 20 The Impact of Restructuring on Bondholders 359 Luc Renneboog and Peter G. Szilagyi 21 Behavioral Effects in M&As 385 Jens Hagendorff Part V Recapitalization and Restructuring 22 Financial Restructuring 401 Otgontsetseg Erhemjamts and Kartik Raman 23 Going Private and Leveraged Buyouts 419 Onur Bayar 24 International Takeovers and Restructuring 437 Rita Biswas Part VI Special Topics 25 Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances: Alternatives to M&As 461 Tomas Mantecon and James A. Conover 26 Fairness Opinions in M&As 483 Steven M. Davidoff, Anil K. Makhija, and Rajesh P. Narayanan 27 How Initial Public Offerings Affect M&A Markets: The Dual Tracking Phenomenon 495 Roberto Ragozzino and Jeffrey J. Reuer 28 The Diversification Discount 511 Seoungpil Ahn 29 Partial Acquisitions: Motivation and Consequences on Firm Performance 527 Pengcheng Zhu and Shantanu Dutta Answers to End-of-Chapter Discussion Questions 545 Index 581
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University of California Press Mining Capitalism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A fresh, instructive, and often moving account... [Mining Capitalism] makes signifiicant contributions to conversations on mining, corporations, NGOs, and engaged anthropology." Journal of Anthropological Research "Kirsch [makes] valuable contributions to our understanding of company-community relations, corporate power and constructions of indigenous identity, albeit from radically different ethical positions." Asia Pacific ViewpointTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Colliding Ecologies 2. The Politics of Space 3. Down by Law 4. Corporate Science 5. Industry Strikes Back 6. New Politics of Time Conclusion Epilogue Appendix: Timeline of the Ok Tedi Mine and Related Events Notes References Index
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Harvard University Press Industry of Anonymity
Book SynopsisJonathan Lusthaus lifts the veil on cybercriminals in the most extensive account yet of the lives they lead and the vast international industry they have created. Having traveled to hotspots around the world to meet with hundreds of law enforcement agents, security gurus, hackers, and criminals, he charts how this industry based on anonymity works.Trade ReviewIndustry of Anonymity is an accessible and important work on the organization of cybercrime. No other study provides the depth, breadth, and rigor on this difficult-to-reach community. -- David Skarbek, Brown UniversityWith convincing and compelling arguments, impressive empirical work, balanced explanations, and effective writing, Industry of Anonymity is a remarkable contribution to the literature on cybercrime. Criminology and sociology audiences have been waiting for this kind of book. -- Benoît Dupont, University of MontrealIndustry of Anonymity is without doubt the best exploration of the evolution of cybercrime today. Even as someone who has worked in this field for over a decade, I found new insights in every chapter. An absolute must read for any cybercrime investigator. -- Robert McArdle, Trend Micro Forward-Looking Threat Research TeamBased on more than two hundred interviews and numerous field trips to the world's cybercrime hotspots, this is a masterful account of how cybercrime has matured into a large, profit-driven industry. Offering a wealth of data on the informal arrangements that underpin cooperation among anonymous criminals, Lusthaus puts a face to people who normally hide in the shadows. Industry of Anonymity will be the standard reference for years to come. -- Federico Varese, author of Mafia LifeA timely contribution to a classic sociological problem: the one of social order, expressed in the chance of trusted relationships, cooperation, and governance…A substantial contribution to this conversation in a field that is anything but easy to investigate. -- Matías Dewey * American Journal of Sociology *
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Innovation in China
Book SynopsisChina is in the midst of transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to one driven by innovation and knowledge. 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. While not impossible, this task may well prove to be more difficult for the Chinese Communist Party than the challenges that China has faced in the past.Trade Review"This highly important work gives us insightful analysis founded on a tremendous depth of scholarship and interviews. It is the most comprehensive account of China's innovation system through a western lens."—Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, University of Alberta "Innovation in China offers a masterful account of China's innovation system, its working, and its impacts (for better and worse). A must read for those who care about innovation, China, or both." —Dan Breznitz, University of Toronto "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. [...T]his book will be a valuable source for scholars and practitioners alike."—Asian AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction: From the World's Factory to the World's Innovator? Chapter 1 - China's Science and Technology Policy - A New Developmental State? Chapter 2 - Science and Technology in China: A Historical Overview Chapter 3 - China's Science and Technology Enterprise: Can Government-Led Efforts Successfully Spur Innovation? Chapter 4 - China's International S&T Relations: From Self-Reliance to Active Global Engagement Chapter 5 - How Effective Is China's State-Led Approach to High-Tech Development? Chapter 6 - Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream: Some Challenges
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Innovation in China Challenging the Global
Book SynopsisChina is in the midst of transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to one driven by innovation and knowledge. 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. While not impossible, this task may well prove to be more difficult for the Chinese Communist Party than the challenges that China has faced in the past.Trade Review"This highly important work gives us insightful analysis founded on a tremendous depth of scholarship and interviews. It is the most comprehensive account of China's innovation system through a western lens."—Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, University of Alberta "Innovation in China offers a masterful account of China's innovation system, its working, and its impacts (for better and worse). A must read for those who care about innovation, China, or both." —Dan Breznitz, University of Toronto "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. [...T]his book will be a valuable source for scholars and practitioners alike."—Asian AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction: From the World's Factory to the World's Innovator? Chapter 1 - China's Science and Technology Policy - A New Developmental State? Chapter 2 - Science and Technology in China: A Historical Overview Chapter 3 - China's Science and Technology Enterprise: Can Government-Led Efforts Successfully Spur Innovation? Chapter 4 - China's International S&T Relations: From Self-Reliance to Active Global Engagement Chapter 5 - How Effective Is China's State-Led Approach to High-Tech Development? Chapter 6 - Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream: Some Challenges
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics
Book SynopsisA 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.Trade Review‘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 2012Acclaim for previous editions:‘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‘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‘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 NewsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Summary Tables 1.1. The Manufacturing Sector 1.2. The Manufacturing Divisions/Branches Part II: Country Tables
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cartels and Economic Collusion The Persistence of
Book SynopsisAdam 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.Trade Review'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.' --Roger Clarke, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 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
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on the Economic Complexity of
Book SynopsisThis 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.Trade Review’The editor of this Handbook, 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.’ -- J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., James Madison University, US’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.’ -- Andreas Ligtvoet, Science and Public Policy’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.’ -- Manfred Paier, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social SimulationTable of ContentsContents: 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. The Dynamics of Technological Knowledge: From Linearity to Recombination Jackie Krafft and Francesco Quatraro 8. Complexity and the Coordination of Technological Knowledge: The Case of Innovation Platforms Davide Consoli and Pier Paolo Patrucco 9. Causes, Consequences and Dynamics of ‘Complex’ Distributions of Technological Activities: The Case of Prolific Inventors William Latham and Christian Le Bas 10. The Biomedical Workforce in the US: An Example of Positive Feedbacks Paula E. Stephan 11. University–Industry Interactions: The Unresolved Puzzle Isabel Maria Bodas Freitas, Aldo Geuna and Federica Rossi 12. A Functional Theory of Technology and Technological Change Andrea Bonaccorsi PART IV: THE ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT 13. Mesoeconomics: A Unified Approach to Systems Complexity and Evolution Kurt Dopfer 14. Notes on a Complexity Theory of Economic Development Koen Frenken and Ron Boschma 15. 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. Link Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Regulation and the Performance of Communication
Book SynopsisThis book explores why the industrial organization of broadband ISPs, Internet backbone providers and content/application providers are in such turmoil.Trade Review‘Due to their economic characteristics and also to their consequences on many aspects of collective life, information networks have always been at the edge of regulatory innovations and at the center of policy debates. The contributors of this volume combine long term visions of the factors determining regulatory policies with up-to-date analyses of technicalities to be dealt with, to provide the reader with an extended understanding of the issues and constraints shaping the future of digital networks.’ -- Eric Brousseau, Université Paris-Dauphine, France and the European University Institute, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Introduction 1. Challenges of Institutional Governance for Network Infrastructures: Reinstitution and Expansion of Legal Innovations Barbara A. Cherry 2. Beyond Traditional Regulatory Models: Emerging Governance for New Networks Rob Albon 3. Government Oversight of Next Generation Wireless Networks Rob Frieden 4. Incentive Regulation, Investments and Technological Change Ingo Vogelsang 5. Policy and Regulation for Next Generation Networks Martin Cave 6. Sector Regulation and Investment Incentives: The European Experience Harald Gruber 7. Pricing of Complements and Network Effects Nicholas Economides and Brian Viard 8. Spillovers and Network Neutrality Christiaan Hogendorn 9. Network Neutrality and Sector Performance: Exploring Policy Options with Simulation Methods Kurt DeMaagd and Johannes M. Bauer 10. Mobile Communications: Economic and Social Impact Gerald R. Faulhaber 11. Regulator Incentives and Third Generation National Mobile Telecommunications Market Entry Gary Madden, Aaron Morey and Erik Bohlin 12. Licensing Options for Digital Dividend Spectrum: An Australian Perspective Benoît P. Freyens 13. Two-sided Markets with Substitution: Mobile Termination Revisited Jerry A. Hausman 14. Policy Implications of Asymmetric Termination Rate Regulation in Europe Edmond Baranes and Cuong Huong Vuong 15. The Absence of Data for Measuring the Economic Impact of IT in the US Shane Greenstein Index
£131.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Industrial Productivity in Europe Growth and
Book SynopsisThis book analyses growth at the total economy and industry level from an international perspective, providing unique cross-country comparisons. The chapters explore growth patterns from a long-run perspective, although greater attention is paid to the period of expansion from 1995–2007 and the post 2008 period of crisis.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Matilde Mas and Robert Stehrer PART I: OVERVIEW 1. Productivity in the Advanced Countries: From Expansion to Crisis Matilde Mas 2. Information Technology and US Productivity Growth: Evidence from a Prototype Industry Production Account Dale W. Jorgenson, Mun S. Ho and Jon D. Samuels 3. Europe’s Productivity Performance in Comparative Perspective: Trends, Causes and Recent Developments Bart van Ark, Mary O’Mahony and Marcel P. Timmer PART II: COUNTRY CHAPTERS 4. Productivity Transitions in Large Mature Economies: France, Germany and the UK Bernd Görzig, Martin Gornig, Laurence Nayman and Mary O’Mahony 5. Productivity Performance in Three Small European Countries: Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands Chantal Kegels, Michael Peneder and Henry van der Wiel 6 Spain and Italy: Catching-up and Falling Behind – Two Different Tales of Productivity Slowdown Matilde Mas, Carlo Milana and Lorenzo Serrano 7. Growth in the Nordic Market Economy Hans-Olof Hagén 8 Growth Resurgence, Productivity Catching-up and Labour Demand in Central and Eastern European Countries Peter Havlik, Sebastian Leitner and Robert Stehrer 9. Estimates of Total Factor Productivity, the Contribution of ICT, and Resource Reallocation Effects in Japan and Korea Kyoji Fukao, Tsutomu Miyagawa, Hak Kil Pyo and Keun Hee Rhee PART III: SPECIFIC TOPICS 10. Rates of Return and Alternative Measures of Capital Input: 14 Countries and Ten Branches, 1971–2005 Nicholas Oulton and Ana Rincón-Aznar 11. Productivity Convergence Across Industries and Countries: The Importance of Theory-based Measurement Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer 12. Skills and the Competitiveness of EU Manufacturing Industries Michael Landesmann and Robert Stehrer 13. The Effects of High-tech Capital, FDI and Outsourcing on Demand for Skills in West and East Piero Esposito and Robert Stehrer 14. The Dutch Productivity Performance: Cross Your Border and Look Around Henry van der Wiel, Harold Creusen, George van Leeuwen and Eugene van der Pijll 15. International Comparison of Productivity in Market Services: Korea with EU KLEMS Member Countries Hyun Jeong Kim and Hak Kil Pyo Index
£147.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Knowledge in the Development of Economies
Book SynopsisThis innovative book offers a critical perspective on the state of the current global economy, making sense of knowledge-related issues by critically assessing existing institutional choices, as well as pointing to new ways forward.Trade Review'This book presents an entirely new approach to knowledge, creativity and social organisation. The first part of the book provides a trenchant critique of current globalisation, of multinational corporations, the WTO, and intellectual property rights. The rest of the book outlines an alternative globalisation based on inclusion, democratic participation, and equality. The role of the universities in this process is given special attention. The alternative globalisation is still based on the market economy but not necessarily one in which the sole objective of the corporations is to maximise profits. The book is a must-read for all economists, including those who are satisfied with the current state of the subject. The analyses of this volume of outstanding papers edited by Sacchetti and Sugden are fresh, sober and entirely convincing.' -- Ajit Singh, University of Cambridge, UK'It is arguable that at the root of the current global crisis lies the ferocious attack on critical thinking - indeed freedom of thought - that has taken place over the past 30 years or so. The editors of this volume are among the minority voices that kept thinking outside the box and voicing their views during this period. Their present volume offers fascinating readings on diverse issues ranging from uneven development, through university and art management, to motivation, capabilities and democratic governance, as they relate to knowledge and learning. It is hoped that the book will receive the attention it deserves and that more such voices will now be raised and heard.' -- Christos Pitelis, University of Cambridge, UK'While the relevance of knowledge in economic development represents a consolidated result, this volume takes some important steps forward in new directions. Highly valuable is the attempt to integrate the study of knowledge production, with its potential for improved creativity, whose expression is now dependent on the social structure and is not merely exogenous any more. The focus on heterodox approaches and on non-traditional organisational and proprietary forms is particularly coherent with both the theoretical premises of the volume and the expected evolution of economies.' -- Carlo Borzaga, University of Trento, Italy'This is a collection of essays which escapes the confines of mainstream economics, raising fundamental questions of the role of academics in policy making. It requires the reader to imagine different worlds - to think beyond present realities; a book striving to deal with important issues, not sliding over them to make cheap points. A scholarly work; demanding, in places difficult, but worth persevering with. Should be read by everyone interested in a different way forward for economic development in a global world.' -- Keith Cowling, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction Silvia Sacchetti PART II: KNOWLEDGE, PRODUCTION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2. The Organisation of Production and the Risk of Regional Divergence: A Perspective on the Development of Knowledge Across Economies Silvia Sacchetti 3. Harmonization, Differentiation, and Development: The Case of Intellectual Property in the Global Trading Regime Kenneth C. Shadlen 4. Knowledgeable Regions, Jacobian Clusters and Green Innovation Philip Cooke 5. Higher Education and Economic Development: Do We Face an Intertemporal Trade-off? James R. Wilson PART III: EMERGING INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS, CRITICAL THINKING AND KNOWLEDGE 6. Destroying Creativity? Universities and the New Public Management Sonja Grönblom and Johan Willner 7. A Theoretical Analysis of the Relationship between Social Capital and Corporate Social Responsibility: Concepts and Definitions Lorenzo Sacconi and Giacomo Degli Antoni 8. Creativity and Institution Building: The Case of Italian Social Cooperatives Alberto Ianes and Ermanno Tortia 9. Creativity in Economic Development: Space in an Inferno Silvia Sacchetti and Roger Sugden PART IV: CREATIVE ACTIVITIES: ART, MEDIA, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY… 10. Economic Development Lite: Communication, Art and ICTs in a Globalised Economy Roger Sugden, Robbin Te Velde and James R. Wilson 11. Media, Governance and the Public Interest J. Robert Branston and James R. Wilson 12. Quantity, Quality and Creativity Francesco Sacchetti PART V: CONCLUSIONS 13. Positioning Order, Disorder and Creativity in Research Choices on Local Development Silvia Sacchetti and Roger Sugden Index
£38.95
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Evolving Properties of Intellectual Capitalism
Book SynopsisPractitioners and policy-makers will also greatly benefit from reading this volume, following up on the author's widely acclaimed book published in 1999 The Economics and Management of Intellectual Property: Towards Intellectual Capitalism.Trade Review'Ove Granstrand's excellent monograph titled Evolving Properties of Intellectual Capitalism: Patents and Innovation for Growth and Welfare explores how the innovation system works in advanced economics. At its core is the concept of the ''innovation spiral'' that depicts the interdependence amongst R&D/knowledge, patents/IP, innovation and economic growth and welfare. Its focus on the neglected topic of intangible assets and intellectual capital is timely. The author's focus is primarily European but the relevance of his work is global. The book is a must read for policymakers, a handy reference for managers, and a useful guide for students wishing to understand the many element of innovation policy.' --David Teece, Berkeley Research Group, US'Ove Granstrand's new book is both a broad and deep treatment of his subject. A general reader may value this original and important work for its international comparisons and its treatment of policy as well as more familiar economic issues. A reader with interest in the details of intellectual property may value the work for the penetrating questions asked in the author's research and the wealth of detail and evidence presented. The book is important in its advocacy of seeing patents as a dynamic factor influencing innovation rather than as simply having a static and protective role. Granstrand's treatment will be valuable to executive and political audiences as well as lawyers and economists.' --James M. Utterback, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US'This is Ove Granstrand's best and most profound work to date. He casts intellectual capitalism as a global system, interfacing a variety of national policy regimes. He shows why the pro-patent era is also pro-licensing, as increasing spatial and organizational interdependencies necessitate shifts in governance structures.' --John Cantwell, Rutgers University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Innovation, IP and Intellectual Capitalism 2. Analytical framework 3. Patents and innovations for growth and welfare – a literature review 4. Methodology 5. Patents, innovations and growth – empirical analysis 6. What explains fluctuations in patenting frequency and propensity? 7. Discussion and general innovation and IP policy recommendations 8. Special recommendations for increasing patent knowledge and patenting 9. Patent and Innovation System Developments in Europe, Asia and the US 10. Transnational policy recommendations and policy issues 11. Global innovation and intellectual capitalism 12. Summary and Conclusions References Index
£146.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics
Book SynopsisA 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.Trade ReviewAcclaim for previous editions: 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 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 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 NewsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Summary Tables 1.1. The Manufacturing Sector 1.2. The Manufacturing Branches Part II: Country Tables
£248.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Organization and Coordination An
Book SynopsisIt considers the parallels of coordination within firms, coordination between firms and market coordination and offers an economic analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of various instruments of coordination.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Organizations and the Role of Coordination 1. Economic Organizations and their Architecture 2. The Analysis of the Coordination Problem Part II: Coordinating Economic Activities: From Markets to Hierarchies 3. The Efficiency of Markets 4. The Analysis of Transactions Part III: Hierarchies as a Coordination Mechanism 5. Basic Forms of Hierarchical Coordination 6. Organizational Structures Bibliography Index
£39.85
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The International Handbook of Labour Unions
Book SynopsisThis insightful Handbook examines how labour unions across the world have experienced and responded to the growth of neo-liberalism.Trade Review’Gall, Wilkinson, and Hurd have produced an impressive collection of scholarly essays on labour's responses to neoliberalism. The International Handbook of Labour Unions provides policymakers, analysts, academics, researchers, and advanced students a compelling framework and key insights in identifying the dilemmas facing labour in the ages of globalisation. -- Edward Webster, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Labour Unionism and Neo-liberalism Gregor Gall, Richard Hurd and Adrian Wilkinson 2. Theories of Collective Action and Union Power John Kelly 3. Union Renewal: Objective Circumstances and Social Action Pauline Dibben and Geoffrey Wood 4. Pragmatism, Ideology or Politics? Unions’ and Workers’ Responses to the Imposition of Neo-liberalism in Argentina Maurizio Atzeni and Pablo Ghigliani 5. Neo-liberal Evolution and Union Responses in Australia David Peetz and Janis Bailey 6. Britain: How Neo-liberalism Cut Unions Down to Size John McIlroy 7. Unions in China in a Period of Marketisation Fang Lee Cooke 8. France: Union Responses to Neo-liberalism Sylvie Contrepois 9. German Unions Facing Neo-liberalism: Between Resistance and Accommodation Heiner Dribbusch and Thorsten Schulten 10. India, Neo-liberalism and Union Responses – Unfinished Business and Protracted Struggles Ernesto Noronha and David Beale 11. Russian Unions After Communism: A Study in Subordination Sarah Ashwin 12. Neo-liberalism, Union Responses and the Transformation of the South Korean Labour Movement Dae-oup Chang 13. Unions Facing and Suffering Neo-liberalism in the United States Bob Bruno 14. The Crisis of Neo-liberalism and the American Labour Movement Richard L. Trumka 15. Interaction between Labour Unions and Social Movements in Responding to Neo-liberalism Bill Fletcher Jr 16. Unions, Globalisation and Internationalism: Results and Prospects Ronaldo Munck 17. A Future for the Labour Movement? Lowell Turner Index
£49.35
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Dynamics of Economic Growth Policy Insights
Book SynopsisIt is these two factors that have determined not only the remarkable success of Asia in economic development but also the uniqueness of its growth model. This book examines the rise of Asia in the past two decades and draws lessons from its growth patterns.Trade Review'Asia, like other continents outside Western Europe and North America, was poor and considered a least-hope region for breaking the poverty trap in post WWII. However, Asia has surprisingly become the most dynamically growing region in the world in the recent decades with extraordinary speed and scale. This book is an insightful study of the root causes and strategic policy framework of Asia's development success. It provides convincing analyses to show that other lower-income countries can learn useful lessons from Asia to achieve their aspiration for prosperity. The book is a must-read for all policy makers and students in the developing world and international development institutions.' --Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University, China and formerly Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank'There are many studies that attempt to explain the rapid rise of the economies of East and South Asia. Only a few of these studies base their analysis on a systematic quantitative comparison of the sources of growth in East and South Asia and none do so with more rigor than this work by Professor Vu Minh Khuong. The study is a major contribution to our understanding of these important economies performance.' --Dwight Perkins, Harvard Kennedy School, US'The astonishing rise of Asia over the past decades is transforming the world economy and changing the balances in global politics. In this book, Professor Vu Minh Khuong provides an in-depth study of the drivers of growth in sixteen Asian economies based on solid empirical analyses. While successful growth relies heavily on investment, technology catch-up and openness to trade, Professor Vu emphasizes the decisive importance of enlightened leadership that creates a favourable environment for countries to prosper.' --Marcel Timmer, University of Groningen, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Dale W. Jorgenson Preface 1. Introduction 2. Developing Asia in the Global Dynamics of Catching Up and Falling Behind 3. The Rise of Asia 4. Sources of Developing Asia’s Economic Growth: Insights from the Standard Growth Accounting Approach 5. Sustaining High Economic Growth in Developing Asia: Strategic Insights and a Catch-up Policy Framework References Index
£104.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on the Economics of the Internet
Book SynopsisThe Internet is connecting an increasing number of individuals, organizations, and devices into global networks of information flows.Trade Review'The Internet has transformed many fundamental economic facts of life and business, but it is challenging to catalogue them all. This topic deserves a comprehensive handbook, and the editors delivered. The chapters are engaging and lucid, and cover a wide range of topics. The editors were not shy about spanning boundaries between technical detail, economic analysis, and policy relevance. This is a great resource for any modern scholar of the Internet.' --Shane Greenstein, Harvard Business School'The Handbook provides an outstanding insight on understanding all kinds of businesses carrying over the information super-highway called the Internet.' --Science and Public Policy'This handbook has the laudable aim of providing an original map of research in the Internet Economics field. It succeeds in this thanks to the editors' inclusion of theoretical perspectives ranging from the mainstream to institutional and evolutionary economic theory, complex adaptive systems theory, and critical political economy. . . Readers will gain insight into the limitations of the questions that are asked within different economic traditions, but importantly, also into what can be revealed by these theories and empirical methods. Media and communication scholars, not just those with an interest in media economics, will come away from engagement with this handbook with a good understanding of the assumptions underpinning the contributions economists are making to contemporary debate about the consequences of the continuous evolution of digitally mediated markets.' --European Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Economics of the Internet: An Overview Johannes M. Bauer and Michael Latzer PART II THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS 2. The Industrial Organization of the Internet Günter Knieps and Johannes M. Bauer 3. The Internet as a Complex Layered System Stephen J. Schultze and Richard S. Whitt 4. A Network Science Approach to the Internet Volker Schneider and Johannes M. Bauer 5. Peer Production and Cooperation Yochai Benkler 6. The Internet and Productivity Carol Corrado and Bart Van Ark 7. Cultural Economics and the Internet Christian Handke, Paul Stepan and Ruth Towse 8. A Political Economy Approach to the Internet Patricia Mazepa and Vincent Mosco PART II INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND INTERNET ARCHITECTURE 9. Competition and Antitrust in Internet Markets Justus Haucap and Torben Stühmeier 10. The Economics of Internet Standards Stanley M. Besen and George Sadowsky 11. The Economics of Copyright and the Internet Sacha Wunsch-Vincent 12. The Economics of Privacy, Data Protection and Surveillance Ian Brown 13. Economics of Cybersecurity Hadi Asghari, Michel Van Eeten and Johannes M. Bauer 14. Internet Architecture and Innovation in Applications Barbara Van Schewick 15. Organizational Innovations, ICTs and Knowledge Governance: The Case of Platforms Cristiano Antonelli and Pier Paolo Patrucco 16. Interconnection in the Internet: Peering, Interoperability and Content Delivery David D. Clark, William H. Lehr and Steven Bauer PART III ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES 17. Internet Business Strategies Johann J. Kranz and Arnold Picot 18. The Economics of Internet Search Hal R. Varian 19. The Economics of Algorithmic Selection on the Internet Michael Latzer, Katharina Hollnbuchner, Natascha Just and Florian Saurwein 20. Online Advertising Economics Wenjuan Ma and Steven S. Wildman 21. Online News Lucy Küng, Nic Newman and Robert G. Picard 22. The Economics of Online Video Entertainment Ryland Sherman and David Waterman 23. Business Strategies and Revenue Models for Converged Video Services Yu-Li Liu 24. The Economics of Virtual Worlds Isaac Knowles and Edward Castronova 25. Economics of Big Data Claudio Feijóo, José-Luis Gómez-Barroso and Shivom Aggarwal PART IV PAST AND FUTURE TRAJECTORIES 26. The Evolution of the Internet: A Socioeconomic Account D. Linda Garcia 27. From the Internet of Science to the Internet of Entertainment Eli M. Noam Index
£241.00
Edward Elgar Clusters in Times of Uncertainty
Book SynopsisDelivering a global perspective, Clusters in Times of Uncertainty follows the transformation of clusters in a world defined by digital collaboration and green economies. In this innovative book, contributors deconstruct and compare examples from Japan and Europe to explore the opportunities and challenges that clusters present in our modern age.
£110.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Rise of Blockchains
Book SynopsisTimely and invigorating, this book explores how blockchain technology is disrupting economies and transforming societies. It offers detailed insights into the synergistic and complementary effects of blockchain and other new and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, satellite imagery and digital twins.Trade Review‘This book is both a fantastic introduction to the fundamental concepts of blockchains and a unique discussion of the business models impacted by the blockchain. Kshetri provides an excellent sketch of the debate over using distributed ledgers to demonstrate business trustworthiness. The business cases Kshetri provides perfectly demonstrate the value offered by technology that uses strong cryptographic tools. One of the book’s best and most unique contributions is in its chapter on the synergies between artificial intelligence and the blockchain. The case studies from health care and other data-intensive industries offer invaluable details on data ownership management, privacy, data lineage management, and shared governance for users of blockchain and AI technologies. Kshetri also discusses emerging disruptive technologies, like the Metaverse, Web 3.0, and the Internet of Things. This is one of the best books on the subject and an excellent guide for readers of all levels.’ -- J. Brzezinski, Choice Magazine‘Kshetri’s The Rise of Blockchains is a timely, to-the-point, and detailed book on a relatively new and still obscure topic of blockchain technology. The book focuses on this all-new phenomenon deeply impacting, sometimes disrupting, and transforming our societies, policy-making, and the global economy today. And as a matter of fact, it also does a good job focusing on this new technology that has both introduced cryptocurrencies and transformed the supply chain, payments, privacy, and security systems.’ -- Bilal Bağış, Insight Turkey Journal‘Professor Nir Kshetri’s exciting new text The Rise of Blockchains: Disrupting Economies and Transforming Societies is a must read for those interested in how distributed ledgers are impacting the political, economic, and social landscapes of societies, both developed and underdeveloped. Economists, politicians, and anyone else involved in finance should add this text to their reading list.’ -- Jeffrey Voas, EIC Computer Magazine, US‘This book covers several key topics in blockchain, ranging from payment and settlement to cybersecurity and the supply chain. The book is well written and flows logically. It would be a great textbook for a blockchain course and a nice reference for researchers working in this field.’ -- Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Swansea University, UK and Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, India‘Professor Kshetri has delivered a very timely, well-written, and well-documented treatment of a topic that many people find difficult and sometimes opaque. I believe the content is accessible for both advanced undergrads and graduate students. I plan to adopt this book for my own blockchain course.’ -- Stephen C. Wingreen, University of Canterbury, New Zealand‘In 2018, Ginni Rometty, the retired CEO of IBM, caused a stir when she said presciently: “Blockchain will do for transactions what the Internet did for information.” This compendium by Professor Nir Kshetri attempts to explain why and how such a transformation is taking place. The comprehensive book is framed by business organisations and market opportunities. It addresses the essentials of how Blockchains work, and their synergies with decentralized, autonomous organisations as well as complementary technologies such as AI. It also provides up-to-date coverage of hot-button issues such as use-cases in supply chain management with traceability-as-a-service. It shows how such ubiquitous use-cases will allow Blockchain to cross the chasm. Two enabling technologies – security as an integral aspect of mainstream platforms and Blockchain-enabled payments which may counter the centralizing features of proposed CBDC initiatives – will bring confidence in such a trust-free environment. The book closes with a realistic assessment of emerging opportunities, barriers, trends and policy implications. It is commendable that Professor Kshetri, acknowledged as one of the most impactful researchers on Blockchain, has taken it upon himself to make translational his deep insights and understanding on the topic. I recommend this book highly to any business executive or specialist student interested in exploiting the value of Blockchains.’ -- Ravi S. Sharma, Zayed University, United Arab EmiratesTable of ContentsContents: PART I BLOCKCHAIN AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION 1. Blockchain basic: Definitions, key concepts and characteristics 2. Impacts on organizational forms, business models and strategies 3. Combining with other technologies to amplify blockchain’s value creation 4. Supply chain management 5. Security, privacy and compliance 6. Payment and settlement systems PART II OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, IMPLICATIONS AND THE WAY FORWARD 7. Opportunities, barriers, and enablers of blockchain adoption in organizations 8. Discussion, conclusion, and recommendations Index
£25.95
Temple University Press,U.S. Technocapitalism
Book SynopsisA radical critique of a new phase of capitalism grounded in corporate power and its exploitation of technological creativityTrade Review"In an era when technology is routinely treated as magical and liberatory, Luis Suarez-Villa has written the long overdue and necessary antidote to such flabby analysis and ludicrous self-congratulation. Technocapitalism is an outstanding book that should be read by all students, scholars and citizens who need to understand technology in the real world of capitalism and corporate power rather than the fairy tale world of the upper-middle class individuals doing their own thing in the sacred free marketplace. Our species faces extraordinarily serious issues in the coming generation, and an honest assessment of the political and economic forces around us is the necessary place to begin." —Robert W. McChesney, Gutgsell Endowed Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"Suarez-Villa has created a highly original work, carefully crafted and well-written. This is a sweeping and grand theoretical analysis of the post post-industrial iteration of capitalism that he terms 'technocapitalism'. The synthesis of literatures is very impressive but the work goes well beyond synthesis to create new arguments and paradigms for understanding contemporary capitalism and its possible futures. The analysis is rooted in a strong humanism that embraces technological change whilst regretting the corporatist forces that shape its direction and manifestations. Technocapitalism represents an important contribution to the scholarly literature." —Joel Bakan, author/filmmaker of The Corporation, Professor of Law, University of British Columbia"Technocapitalism raises important critical perspectives about what Suarez-Villa finds to be the latest major stage of global capitalism. He gathers and analyzes several aspects of the social organization of technological change to provide a distinctive synthesis of literatures and arguments" —Rick Wolff, Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Visiting Professor at the New School University in New YorkTable of ContentsIntroductionExperimentalism Society as Laboratory Accumulation and Power Experimentalism as System ConclusionCreativity as a Commodity Creativity versus Commodification Utility and Value Reproduction and Commodification Commodification as Process ConclusionNetworks as Mediators Network Extent Hierarchies and Control Power and Inequity Change over Change ConclusionDecomposing the Corporation Networks versus the Corporation Decomposition and Power Pathology of Decomposition ConclusionExperimentalist Organizations Systematized Research Regimes Collaboration and Power Pathological Pursuits ConclusionChallenges Downfall of Public Democracy Hegemony of Corporatism Empowering Creativity Rediscovering the SocialNotes Index
£45.90
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Sovereign Entrepreneurs Cherokee SmallBusiness Owners and the Making of Economic Sovereignty
Book SynopsisBy 2009, reverberations of economic crisis spread from the US around the globe. As corporations folded, however, small businesses on the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians continued to thrive. In this ethnographic study, Courtney Lewis reveals the critical roles small businesses such as these play for Indigenous nations.
£26.06
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Coal
Book SynopsisBy making available the almost unlimited energy stored in prehistoric plant matter, coal enabled the industrial age – and it still does. Coal today generates more electricity worldwide than any other energy source, helping to drive economic growth in major emerging markets. And yet, continued reliance on this ancient rock carries a high price in smog and greenhouse gases. We use coal because it is cheap: cheap to scrape from the ground, cheap to move, cheap to burn in power plants with inadequate environmental controls. In this book, Mark Thurber explains how coal producers, users, financiers, and technology exporters drive this supply chain, while fragmented environmental movements battle for full incorporation of environmental costs into the global calculus of coal. Delving into the politics of energy versus the environment at local, national, and international levels, Thurber paints a vivid picture of the multi-faceted challenges associated with continued coal production and use in the twenty-first century.Trade Review“Coal pushed the industrial era into existence. Today, with global warming, coal is among the biggest threats. Mark Thurber applies his sharp analytical mind, the balance of an historian, and an elegant pen to this vital subject. Everyone will learn something important from this lovely little book.”David Victor, University of California, San Diego “Thurber presents an overview of coal's role in past and present energy systems as well as key factors affecting its future in both developed and developing countries, offering a clear non-polemical analysis of coal's economic, environmental, and energy security attributes.”Howard Gruenspecht, former Deputy Administrator, US Energy Information AdministrationTable of Contents CHAPTER 1: THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF COAL CHAPTER 2: THE QUEST FOR ENERGY SECURITY CHAPTER 3: TENSIONS ALONG THE COAL VALUE CHAIN CHAPTER 4: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICYMAKING CHAPTER 5: ALTERNATIVES TO COAL CHAPTER 6: POLICY, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE FUTURE OF COAL
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Coal
Book SynopsisBy making available the almost unlimited energy stored in prehistoric plant matter, coal enabled the industrial age – and it still does. Coal today generates more electricity worldwide than any other energy source, helping to drive economic growth in major emerging markets. And yet, continued reliance on this ancient rock carries a high price in smog and greenhouse gases. We use coal because it is cheap: cheap to scrape from the ground, cheap to move, cheap to burn in power plants with inadequate environmental controls. In this book, Mark Thurber explains how coal producers, users, financiers, and technology exporters drive this supply chain, while fragmented environmental movements battle for full incorporation of environmental costs into the global calculus of coal. Delving into the politics of energy versus the environment at local, national, and international levels, Thurber paints a vivid picture of the multi-faceted challenges associated with continued coal production and use in the twenty-first century.Trade Review“Coal pushed the industrial era into existence. Today, with global warming, coal is among the biggest threats. Mark Thurber applies his sharp analytical mind, the balance of an historian, and an elegant pen to this vital subject. Everyone will learn something important from this lovely little book.”David Victor, University of California, San Diego “Thurber presents an overview of coal's role in past and present energy systems as well as key factors affecting its future in both developed and developing countries, offering a clear non-polemical analysis of coal's economic, environmental, and energy security attributes.”Howard Gruenspecht, former Deputy Administrator, US Energy Information Administration
£14.99
Information Age Publishing The Life of Russian Business: (Re)cognizing,
Book SynopsisThe mainstream perception of Russian business today is framed by images of wild capitalism and a Dutch-diseased resource-dependent economy with poorly functioning rules and institutions. Despite the continued relevance of these issues in the current environment, readers of this book will discover that business in Russia has undergone a remarkable transformation. Important characteristics of the contemporary Russian business climate include the rise of a new generation of Russian business leaders and entrepreneurs, a variety of innovative and adaptive business strategies developed to respond to the increasingly VUCA world, a confident middle class with significant purchasing power, as well as a surprising level of integration in the world economy, including increasingly with China and its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). These evolving developments have received little attention from researchers and practitioners.This book has been written by Russian experts and thought leaders to address this knowledge gap. The five sections provide a diverse but integrated set of opinion pieces, analyses and cases about Russian business covering markets and macro perspectives, strategy and governance, innovation and entrepreneurship, internationalization and leadership. The aim is to overcome preconceptions by illustrating the underreported and multifaceted nature of the life of Russian business and take the reader closer to what is really happening on the ground. The book contains more than 50 contributions from 54 authors representing opinion leaders in Russia and abroad including prominent academics and businessmen.The Life of Russian Business is aimed at practitioners, policy-makers and educators, as well as those generally interested in Russia. By disseminating state-of-the-art insights on Russian decision-makers and institutions, the book ultimately delivers a well informed and balanced guide for those wishing to participate in Russia’s economy.Table of Contents Introduction: This Time It’s a Business Revolution, Tomas Casas i Klett and Yuliya Ponomareva. Acknowledgments. Section I: Markets And Macro Perspectives. Introduction. No Size Fits All: The Diversity of Emerging Market Opportunities, Andrey Shapenko and Vladimir Korovkin. Russia, Perfect Partner? China’s Bold Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Oleg Remyga. Quo Vadis Russian Economy? On Trials and Challenges, Andrey Shapenko and Tomas Casas i Klett. Import Substitution: Russia’s Unrealized Business Opportunities for Foreign SMEs, Lorenz Widmer. Human Capital or Encumbrance? How to Create an Economic Miracle with Russia’s Aging Population, Andrey Shapenko. Russian Healthcare: The Pharmaceutical Industry in Transition? Alena Soboleva, Yury Krestinskiy, Irina Svyato, Oleg Svyat, and Elena Dumnova. Russian Cities: Is There Life Without Federal “Crutches”? Elena Korotkova. Russia as an Agrifood Superpower? Seizing Opportunity From Key Trends, Anastasia Belostotskaya. Bumper Harvests Beat Soviet Production Records: Where Are the Profits? Michail Mishchenko and Tomas Casas i Klett. Russian Steel: The Urgent Need for Reform, Marat Atnashev. The End of Oil Rent, Not of the Oil Age: How Technology Has Ushered in Commoditization, Marat Atnashev. Coal: The Russian Economy’s Most Successful Reform, Marat Atnashev and Sergey Stepanov. Section II: Strategy And Governance. Introduction. Don’t Swim With or Against the Current: Swim Anywhere You Like, Ruben Vardanyan and Mikhail Kusnirovich. Evolve or Become Extinct: Insights From Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, BeInTrend Editorial Staff. How Brusnika Is Reshaping Real Estate Development in Russia: From Square Meters to Standard of Living, Irina Kulikova. A Khabarovsk Shopping Mall Venture: Stepping Out of a Window, Keith Goodall and Yuliya Ponomareva. Building an LNG Tank in the Russian Arctic: Double the Construction Speed or Wait Until Next Summer, Keith Goodall and Yuliya Ponomareva. Sustainable Russia: A Guide for Multinational Corporations, Natalia Zaitseva and Kamila Novak. Unilever’s Zero Non-Hazardous Waste Strategy: Achieving Sustainable Production Systems in Russia, Andrey Shapenko. Enabling Russian Boards: Western Fancy? Dmitri Melkumov. Corporate Diversification and Value Creation: Should Russian Firms Diversify? Irina Ivashkovskaya and Irina Skvortsova. Independence in Russia’s Finance Industry: The Birth of the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA), Tomas Casas i Klett and Vladimir Korovkin. High Net Worth Individuals in Russia: Evolving Needs, Ruslan Yusufov and Marianna Slutskaya. Section III: Innovation And Entrepreneurship. Introduction. Technology-Based Entrepreneurship in Russia: How the Cold War-Era Innovation System Is Being Upgraded Into a Modern, More Open Innovation Ecosystem, Max von Zedtwitz and Ekaterina Vainberg. Foreign R&D Investment in Russia: How to Translate Into Innovation? Max von Zedtwitz, Zeljko Tekic, and Kelvin Willoughby. The Winning Strategies of Russian SMEs: Beyond Resilience in an Unpredictable Landscape, Ekaterina Molchanova. Atlantis-Pak: Russia’s Bespoke Atelier for Meat Packaging, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. SPLAT’s Leap of Faith: Niche Strategies of a Russian Medium-Sized Company, Benoit Leleux, Tomas Casas i Klett, Ekaterina Molchanova, and Yuliya Ponomareva. Neurosoft: From Accidental Innovation to In-House Strategy, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. SPIRIT DSP Software: Engine Inside, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Venture Capital in Russia: Re- Emergence, Hype, and Looking Abroad, Yuri Mitin and Vitaly Polekhin. Russia at the Heart of Cybercrime Prevention: How a Cybersecurity Startup Became a Global Leader, Ruslan Yusufov. How to Sell Roses? Russian Robots on the March, Dmitri Sinitsin. Jewish Crypto-Tokens From Russia? Speculating About Bitcoin’s Future, Tomas Casas i Klett. The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF): Kirill Varlamov’s Public–Private Partnership to Accelerate Entrepreneurship, Tomas Casas i Klett. Section IV: Internationalization, Outbound, And Inbound. Introduction. How to Do Business in Russia, Carl F. Fey and Stanislav Shekshnia. Russia’s Pivot Towards Asia: Why We Need to Look to the West to Turn to the East, Andrei Shapenko. Fighting for Every Cent and Fen: Russian Firm Builds Lean Sourcing Network in China, Egor Pereverzev. One Tight Belt, One Hard Road: A Chinese Private Firm’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment, Egor Pereverzev. Russian Speaking Latvians: A Bridge to the West or Trojan Horse from the East? Timurs Umans The Enchanted Generation: Why Russia’s Top Managers Are Not Wanted Abroad, Andrey Shapenko. Lighting Technologies and the India Connection: Illuminating Emerging Market Internationalization, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Cooling Off the World With Evapolar: The Travails of a Radical Russian Born-Global Start-Up, Yuliya Ponomareva. Argus-Spectrum Securing the Future: Product Development in Russia, Production Plants Aboard, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Manufacturing in Russia: Still an International Affair, Pavel Bilenko. Russia Is About Business: Views from a Resilient Swiss Entrepreneur, Walter Denz. Section V: Leadership. Introduction. Authoritarian Business Leadership: Losing Sway in China and Russia, Steven J. DeKrey. Seven Delusions of Russian Business Leaders: Money Likes Silence and Businesses Need a Brilliant Idea, Andrey Shapenko. The Russian Inability to Communicate: How Culture and Hierarchies Interfere With Doing Business, Andrey Shapenko. “I’m the Manager, You’re the Fool”: Understanding Russian Leadership Through Proverbs, Virpi Outila. Culture First: A Lawyer’s View of Business Success in Russia, Karl Eckstein. Banya Leadership: Where the Master Is a Servant, Tomas Casas i Klett. Culture and Negotiations: Russian Style, Moty Cristal. Sales Leadership From an Israeli Russian: Four Cross-Cultural Stories, Each With a Moral, Max Feldmann. Leadership Development: A Challenge for Russia, Konstantin Korotov. Developing a New Generation of Leaders for Russia: Not Without an “Emerging Market Leadership Mindset” From an Interview With Andrei Sharonov, Alexey Kalinin, Andrey Shapenko, Vladimir Korovkin, Natalia Zaitseva, Oleg Remyga, Kamila Novak, and Bryane Michael. About the Contributors.
£47.45
Information Age Publishing The Life of Russian Business: (Re)cognizing,
Book SynopsisThe mainstream perception of Russian business today is framed by images of wild capitalism and a Dutch-diseased resource-dependent economy with poorly functioning rules and institutions. Despite the continued relevance of these issues in the current environment, readers of this book will discover that business in Russia has undergone a remarkable transformation. Important characteristics of the contemporary Russian business climate include the rise of a new generation of Russian business leaders and entrepreneurs, a variety of innovative and adaptive business strategies developed to respond to the increasingly VUCA world, a confident middle class with significant purchasing power, as well as a surprising level of integration in the world economy, including increasingly with China and its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). These evolving developments have received little attention from researchers and practitioners.This book has been written by Russian experts and thought leaders to address this knowledge gap. The five sections provide a diverse but integrated set of opinion pieces, analyses and cases about Russian business covering markets and macro perspectives, strategy and governance, innovation and entrepreneurship, internationalization and leadership. The aim is to overcome preconceptions by illustrating the underreported and multifaceted nature of the life of Russian business and take the reader closer to what is really happening on the ground. The book contains more than 50 contributions from 54 authors representing opinion leaders in Russia and abroad including prominent academics and businessmen.The Life of Russian Business is aimed at practitioners, policy-makers and educators, as well as those generally interested in Russia. By disseminating state-of-the-art insights on Russian decision-makers and institutions, the book ultimately delivers a well informed and balanced guide for those wishing to participate in Russia’s economy.Table of Contents Introduction: This Time It’s a Business Revolution, Tomas Casas i Klett and Yuliya Ponomareva. Acknowledgments. Section I: Markets And Macro Perspectives. Introduction. No Size Fits All: The Diversity of Emerging Market Opportunities, Andrey Shapenko and Vladimir Korovkin. Russia, Perfect Partner? China’s Bold Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Oleg Remyga. Quo Vadis Russian Economy? On Trials and Challenges, Andrey Shapenko and Tomas Casas i Klett. Import Substitution: Russia’s Unrealized Business Opportunities for Foreign SMEs, Lorenz Widmer. Human Capital or Encumbrance? How to Create an Economic Miracle with Russia’s Aging Population, Andrey Shapenko. Russian Healthcare: The Pharmaceutical Industry in Transition? Alena Soboleva, Yury Krestinskiy, Irina Svyato, Oleg Svyat, and Elena Dumnova. Russian Cities: Is There Life Without Federal “Crutches”? Elena Korotkova. Russia as an Agrifood Superpower? Seizing Opportunity From Key Trends, Anastasia Belostotskaya. Bumper Harvests Beat Soviet Production Records: Where Are the Profits? Michail Mishchenko and Tomas Casas i Klett. Russian Steel: The Urgent Need for Reform, Marat Atnashev. The End of Oil Rent, Not of the Oil Age: How Technology Has Ushered in Commoditization, Marat Atnashev. Coal: The Russian Economy’s Most Successful Reform, Marat Atnashev and Sergey Stepanov. Section II: Strategy And Governance. Introduction. Don’t Swim With or Against the Current: Swim Anywhere You Like, Ruben Vardanyan and Mikhail Kusnirovich. Evolve or Become Extinct: Insights From Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, BeInTrend Editorial Staff. How Brusnika Is Reshaping Real Estate Development in Russia: From Square Meters to Standard of Living, Irina Kulikova. A Khabarovsk Shopping Mall Venture: Stepping Out of a Window, Keith Goodall and Yuliya Ponomareva. Building an LNG Tank in the Russian Arctic: Double the Construction Speed or Wait Until Next Summer, Keith Goodall and Yuliya Ponomareva. Sustainable Russia: A Guide for Multinational Corporations, Natalia Zaitseva and Kamila Novak. Unilever’s Zero Non-Hazardous Waste Strategy: Achieving Sustainable Production Systems in Russia, Andrey Shapenko. Enabling Russian Boards: Western Fancy? Dmitri Melkumov. Corporate Diversification and Value Creation: Should Russian Firms Diversify? Irina Ivashkovskaya and Irina Skvortsova. Independence in Russia’s Finance Industry: The Birth of the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA), Tomas Casas i Klett and Vladimir Korovkin. High Net Worth Individuals in Russia: Evolving Needs, Ruslan Yusufov and Marianna Slutskaya. Section III: Innovation And Entrepreneurship. Introduction. Technology-Based Entrepreneurship in Russia: How the Cold War-Era Innovation System Is Being Upgraded Into a Modern, More Open Innovation Ecosystem, Max von Zedtwitz and Ekaterina Vainberg. Foreign R&D Investment in Russia: How to Translate Into Innovation? Max von Zedtwitz, Zeljko Tekic, and Kelvin Willoughby. The Winning Strategies of Russian SMEs: Beyond Resilience in an Unpredictable Landscape, Ekaterina Molchanova. Atlantis-Pak: Russia’s Bespoke Atelier for Meat Packaging, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. SPLAT’s Leap of Faith: Niche Strategies of a Russian Medium-Sized Company, Benoit Leleux, Tomas Casas i Klett, Ekaterina Molchanova, and Yuliya Ponomareva. Neurosoft: From Accidental Innovation to In-House Strategy, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. SPIRIT DSP Software: Engine Inside, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Venture Capital in Russia: Re- Emergence, Hype, and Looking Abroad, Yuri Mitin and Vitaly Polekhin. Russia at the Heart of Cybercrime Prevention: How a Cybersecurity Startup Became a Global Leader, Ruslan Yusufov. How to Sell Roses? Russian Robots on the March, Dmitri Sinitsin. Jewish Crypto-Tokens From Russia? Speculating About Bitcoin’s Future, Tomas Casas i Klett. The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF): Kirill Varlamov’s Public–Private Partnership to Accelerate Entrepreneurship, Tomas Casas i Klett. Section IV: Internationalization, Outbound, And Inbound. Introduction. How to Do Business in Russia, Carl F. Fey and Stanislav Shekshnia. Russia’s Pivot Towards Asia: Why We Need to Look to the West to Turn to the East, Andrei Shapenko. Fighting for Every Cent and Fen: Russian Firm Builds Lean Sourcing Network in China, Egor Pereverzev. One Tight Belt, One Hard Road: A Chinese Private Firm’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment, Egor Pereverzev. Russian Speaking Latvians: A Bridge to the West or Trojan Horse from the East? Timurs Umans The Enchanted Generation: Why Russia’s Top Managers Are Not Wanted Abroad, Andrey Shapenko. Lighting Technologies and the India Connection: Illuminating Emerging Market Internationalization, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Cooling Off the World With Evapolar: The Travails of a Radical Russian Born-Global Start-Up, Yuliya Ponomareva. Argus-Spectrum Securing the Future: Product Development in Russia, Production Plants Aboard, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Manufacturing in Russia: Still an International Affair, Pavel Bilenko. Russia Is About Business: Views from a Resilient Swiss Entrepreneur, Walter Denz. Section V: Leadership. Introduction. Authoritarian Business Leadership: Losing Sway in China and Russia, Steven J. DeKrey. Seven Delusions of Russian Business Leaders: Money Likes Silence and Businesses Need a Brilliant Idea, Andrey Shapenko. The Russian Inability to Communicate: How Culture and Hierarchies Interfere With Doing Business, Andrey Shapenko. “I’m the Manager, You’re the Fool”: Understanding Russian Leadership Through Proverbs, Virpi Outila. Culture First: A Lawyer’s View of Business Success in Russia, Karl Eckstein. Banya Leadership: Where the Master Is a Servant, Tomas Casas i Klett. Culture and Negotiations: Russian Style, Moty Cristal. Sales Leadership From an Israeli Russian: Four Cross-Cultural Stories, Each With a Moral, Max Feldmann. Leadership Development: A Challenge for Russia, Konstantin Korotov. Developing a New Generation of Leaders for Russia: Not Without an “Emerging Market Leadership Mindset” From an Interview With Andrei Sharonov, Alexey Kalinin, Andrey Shapenko, Vladimir Korovkin, Natalia Zaitseva, Oleg Remyga, Kamila Novak, and Bryane Michael. About the Contributors.
£87.40
NewSouth Publishing Adani and the War Over Coal
Book SynopsisCoal is the political, economic and cultural totem for debates about climate change. Yet Australian politicians have had a love affair with coal, which has helped lock our politics – and our country – into the fossil fuel age. This searing book takes apart the pivotal role of the Adani Carmichael mine in the conflict over coal. We see the rise of a fossil fuel power network linking mining companies, mining oligarchs, the big four banks, right-wing think tanks, lobby groups, the conservative media and all sides of Australian politics. On the other side, we have one of the biggest social movements ever seen in Australia in the form of #StopAdani uniting to try to save the Great Barrier Reef, native title rights and to fight the corrupt politics of coal. Looking into the social, environmental and economic elements of this big fight, as well as the background of Gautam Adani himself, this book tells the full story of one of the lightning rod issues of our time. Sales Points: The inside story of Australia’s largest and the world’s second largest proposed coal mine Reveals the insidious power and influence of the fossil fuel lobby at all levels of government. The loser is democracy. Comprehensive – covers all aspects of the political, economic and social sides of Adani Shows impact of the proposed mine and resistance to it on corporations - the big 4 banks for example The Adani campaign has had an impact on voting patterns – the recent Batman by-election in Melbourne is a good example The proposed mine is in Queensland but the story is truly national Author has interviewed key players including Bob Brown, Geoff Cousins, Adrian Burragubba to write an often gripping narrative Includes background on Gautam Adani himself, and the sorry environmental record of his company in India Combines analysis and research within a compelling – and shocking – story Up to date – author can’t see a path by which the mine could proceed, but warns we should not be complacent To be endorsed by legendary environmental campaigners Bob Brown and Bill McKibben Quentin Beresford’s previous book The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd won the Tasmanian Premier’s 2015 Literary Prize and was longlisted for the Walkley Book Award. He proved himself as a superb media performer and will do the same here.
£19.76
Arcler Education Inc Organizational Politics
Book SynopsisOrganizational Politics makes the readers about the various aspects of the organizational politics and the role it plays in the development and shaping of an organization and its working, discussing the various negative and positive aspects of the organizational politics. It provide the insights on what organizational politics is and the reasons that give rise to organizational politics in several businesses and institutions. This book also discusses about the meaning of organizational politics, the methods to manage organizational politics, the meaning of politics, the human factor related to politics and the politics as a game of power.
£123.20
Emerald Publishing Limited Research in Labor Economics
Book SynopsisThis volume contains nine original innovative chapters on worker well-being. Three chapters are on time allocated to work and human capital acquisition, three on aspects of risk in the earnings process, two on migration, and finally one on how tax policies affect poverty. Questions answered include: Are more educated women now opting out of work with a higher probability than in the past? Under what circumstances do young adults allocate non-school time to educational pursuits? How do macroeconomic shocks affect labor force participation rates? Can tax policies alleviate poverty? Are workers compensated adequately for taking risks? Do differences in private and public sector earnings affect mobility between the two sectors? And, do migrant parents affect educational decisions of their offspring?Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Chapter 1 How do Adolescents Spell Time Use? An Alternative Metholological Approach For Analyzing Time-Diary DATA. Chapter 2 The Opt-Out Revolution: Recent Trends in Female Labor Supply. Chapter 3 Female Labor Participation and Occupation Decisions in Post-NAFTA Mexico. Chapter 4 A Risk Augmented Mincer Earnings Equation? Taking Stock. Chapter 5 Workers’ Mobility and the Return to Education, Evidence from Public and Private Sectors. Chapter 6 Foregone Earnings from Smoking: Evidence for a Developing Country. Chapter 7 The Impact of Worker Effort on Public Sentiment Toward Temporary Migrants. Chapter 8 Migrant Networks, Migrant Selection, And High School Graduation In México. Chapter 9 In-Work Transfers in Good Times and Bad: Simulations for Ireland. Chapter 10 Exploring the Determinants of Employment in Europe: The Role of Services. Research in Labor Economics. Research in Labor Economics. Research in Labor Economics. Copyright page.
£118.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Institutions, Economic Performance and the
Book SynopsisAshok ChakravartiTrade ReviewThis book represents an important next step in the new institutional economics. Using this perspective, it undertakes a thorough re-examination of the problems of development. - Barry R. Weingast, Stanford University, US Institutions, Economic Performance, and the Visible Hand is a wide ranging, well-written, and provocative contribution to the study of political and economic organization. Ashok Chakravarti advances arguments and interpretations that are both interesting and, often, controversial. Although I find myself ''arguing'' with many of them, this is one of the many virtues of the book. I recommend the book to others who have an interest in institutional economics - why it is important, where it has been, and where it is going. - Oliver E. Williamson, Nobel Laureate in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, US This is an ambitious and wide-ranging book, which seeks to overthrow the minimalist view of the role of institutions in economic systems contained in the standard economic model, and instead advocates a more active institution-building effort to promote the development of poor countries. This important contribution is to review and consolidate the themes and issues that emerge from a very large literature on the subject of institutions and economic development, and to coherently formulate hypotheses relating institutions to economic performance. This should be useful to a wide range of scholars. --- John Toye, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Neoclassical Model and its Critique 3. The Old and New Institutional Economics 4. Development Strategies and Performance: An Overview 5. Institutions and Governance: The New Empirical Evidence 6. Institutions in Economic History 7. Discontinuous Institutional Change 8. Southern Sudan: A Case Study in Discontinuous Institutional Change 9. Markets and Institutions 10. Mechanisms of Institutional Transition Appendices Bibliography Index
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Productivity Growth: Industries, Spillovers and
Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the relationships between technological change, efficiency, productivity growth and performance. Focusing on the interplay among industries in modern economies, the essays in this volume combine pure theory and empirical applications to provide an input-output analysis of productivity growth that is both broad and in-depth. Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff lay out a conceptual framework for interrelating alternative productivity and performance measures, unifying input-output and productivity analyses and applying them to scenarios at both the national economy and industry levels. Topics discussed include growth accounting, international trade, outsourcing and productivity spillovers, labor and capital, and efficiency analysis. This fascinating volume offers some of the best work from two of the brightest and best-known minds in the field. Students, professors and researchers working in economic theory, international economics, labor economics and financial and monetary policy will find much of interest in this thoughtful and comprehensive book.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff PART I GROWTH ACCOUNTING IN AN INPUT–OUTPUT FRAMEWORK 1. Edward N. Wolff (1985), ‘Industrial Composition, Interindustry Effects, and the U.S. Productivity Slowdown’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 67 (2), May, 268–77 2. Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff (1991), ‘Secondary Products and the Measurement of Productivity Growth’, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 21 (41), December, 581–615 3. Edward N. Wolff (1994), ‘Productivity Measurement Within an Input–Output Framework’, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 24 (1), February, 75–92 4. Thijs ten Raa (2004), ‘A Neoclassical Analysis of Total Factor Productivity Using Input–Output Prices’, in Erik Dietzenbacher and Michael L. Lahr (eds), Wassily Leontief and Input–Output Economics, Chapter 10, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 151–65 PART II INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH 5. Edward N. Wolff (1994), ‘Productivity Growth and Capital Intensity on the Sector and Industry Level: Specialisation among OECD Countries, 1970–1988’, in Gerald Silverberg and Luc Soete (eds), The Economics of Growth and Technical Change: Technologies, Nations, Agents, Chapter 8, Cheltenham, UK and Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 185–211 6. Thijs ten Raa (1994), ‘Comment on Wolff’, in Gerald Silverberg and Luc Soete (eds), The Economics of Growth and Technical Change: Technologies, Nations, Agents, Chapter 8, Cheltenham, UK and Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 212–14 7. Angel Luis Ruiz and Edward N. Wolff (1996), ‘Productivity Growth, Import Leakage and Employment Growth in Puerto Rico, 1967–87’, Economic Systems Research, 8 (4), 391–413 8. Thijs ten Raa and Pierre Mohnen (2002), ‘Neoclassical Growth Accounting and Frontier Analysis: A Synthesis’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 18 (2), 111–28 9. Edward N. Wolff (2003), ‘Skills and Changing Comparative Advantage’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 85 (1), February, 77–93 PART III OUTSOURCING AND PRODUCTIVITY SPILLOVERS 10. Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff (2001), ‘Outsourcing of Services and the Productivity Recovery in U.S. Manufacturing in the 1980s and 1990s’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 16 (2), 149–65 11. Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff (2000), ‘Engines of Growth in the US Economy’, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 11 (4), December, 473–89 12. Edward N. Wolff (1997), ‘Spillovers, Linkages and Technical Change’, Economic Systems Research, 9 (1), 9–23 PART IV LABOR AND CAPITAL PRODUCTIVITY 13. Edward N. Wolff and David R. Howell (1989), ‘Labor Quality and Productivity Growth in the United States: An Input–Output Growth-Accounting Framework’, in Ronald E. Miller, Karen R. Polenske and Adam Z. Rose (eds), Frontiers of Input–Output Analysis, Chapter 11, New York, NY and Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 148–62 14. Edward N. Wolff (2006), ‘The Growth of Information Workers in the US Economy, 1950–2000: The Role of Technological Change, Computerization, and Structural Change’, Economic Systems Research, 18 (3), September, 221–55 15. Maury Gittleman, Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff (2006), ‘The Vintage Effect in TFP-Growth: An Analysis of the Age Structure of Capital’, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 17 (3), September, 306–28 16. Thijs ten Raa and Pierre Mohnen (2008), ‘Competition and Performance: The Different Roles of Capital and Labor’, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 65 (3–4), March, 573–84 PART V PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS: SYNTHESIS 17. Thijs ten Raa (2005), ‘Aggregation of Productivity Indices: The Allocative Efficiency Correction’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 24 (2), October, 203–9 18. Thijs ten Raa (2007), ‘Don’t Aggregate Efficiency But Disaggregate Inefficiency’, in Rolf Färe, Shawna Grosskopf and Daniel Primont (eds), Aggregation, Efficiency, and Measurement, New York, NY: Springer, 145–51 19. Thijs ten Raa (2008), ‘Debreu’s Coefficient of Resource Utilization, the Solow Residual, and TFP: The Connection by Leontief Preferences’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 30 (3), 191–9 20. Thijs ten Raa and Victoria Shestalova (2011), ‘The Solow Residual, Domar Aggregation, and Inefficiency: A Synthesis of TFP Measures’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 36 (1), 71–7
£120.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Perspectives on Industrial Ecology
Book SynopsisThe significance of industrial ecology's geographic context of has for too long been neglected. This book makes a timely and pivotal contribution to the field by presenting analysis of an impressive range of case studies from across the world. Authors are highly familiar with their case study locations, which are analysed through a range of theoretical perspectives. International setting emerges as a significant contextual factor with which industrial ecology activity is inextricably linked.'- Alfred Posch, University of Graz, Austria'This book covers updated perspectives on eco-industrial parks across the world. It is an excellent work done by researchers from different backgrounds and cultures. History, barriers, institutional arrangements, policies, waste management, and greenhouse gas emissions, together with eco-industrial parks, are all discussed so that decision makers from different countries can understand the potential benefits of developing eco-industrial parks by considering their own realities. Specifically, case studies from both developing and developed countries are presented so that variations between different countries can be identified. Readers can enhance their knowledge on eco-industrial development, a useful tool for responding to challenges related to current resource depletion, environmental emissions and climate change issues.'- Geng Yong, Shanghai Jiaotong University, PR ChinaWith its high-level focus on industrial ecology-related policies such as circular economy and industrial symbiosis, this book provides a timely analysis of the industrial ecology experience worldwide. Editors Pauline Deutz, Donald I. Lyons, and Jun Bi combine their diverse experiences in both research and teaching to examine the topic as a business, community, and academic endeavor in different settings worldwide.International Perspectives on Industrial Ecology provides a cuttingeedge, in-depth exploration of the commonalities and differences of industrial ecology experiences, comparing geographical contexts from each of the world's continents. Expert contributors utilize case studies and contextualized reviews of current projects to formulate invaluable insights in the field. Much attention is given to industrial symbiosis, waste management, circular economy, sustainable development, and environmental management as each pertains to the field.This book's international perspective makes it ideal background reading for academics working in industrial ecology, as well as a valuable reference for postgraduates doing research or taking courses in the field. Public or private sector bodies trying to facilitate industrial symbiosis, economic development agencies considering industrial symbiosis projects, and environmental managers and regulators trying to improve environmental performance in their particular country will also find it engaging and relevant.Contributors: W. Ashton, L. Baas, H. Baumann, J. Bi, F. Boons, R. Branson, S. Brullot, I. Costa, C. Davis, P. Deutz, M Eklund, D. Gibbs, L. Hu, R. Isenmann, G. Korevaar, Y. Lei, L. Liu, P. Lowitt, D.I. Lyons, G. Massard, P. McManus, O.E. Olayide, J. Patchell, M. Rice, E. Romero Arozamena, C. Ruiz Puente, M. Shenoy, W. Spekkink, B. van Hoof, V. Verguts, H. Wang, Q. Wang, B. ZhangTrade Review‘The significance of industrial ecology’s geographic context of has for too long been neglected. This book makes a timely and pivotal contribution to the field by presenting analysis of an impressive range of case studies from across the world. Authors are highly familiar with their case study locations, which are analysed through a range of theoretical perspectives. International setting emerges as a significant contextual factor with which industrial ecology activity is inextricably linked.’ -- Alfred Posch, University of Graz, Austria‘This book covers updated perspectives on eco-industrial parks across the world. It is an excellent work done by researchers from different backgrounds and cultures. History, barriers, institutional arrangements, policies, waste management, and greenhouse gas emissions, together with eco-industrial parks, are all discussed so that decision makers from different countries can understand the potential benefits of developing eco-industrial parks by considering their own realities. Specifically, case studies from both developing and developed countries are presented so that variations between different countries can be identified. Readers can enhance their knowledge on eco-industrial development, a useful tool for responding to challenges related to current resource depletion, environmental emissions and climate change issues’ -- Geng Yong, Shanghai Jiaotong University, PR China‘As ecologically informed industrial development decision making gains traction among policy makers, this book offers a timely and necessary exploration of several industrial ecosystems across diverse economic, industrial, and regulatory settings. In bringing together a number of leading practitioner and scholarly perspectives on industrial ecology internationally, Deutz, Lyons and Bi offer key insights for supporting more effective eco-development policy making across diverse settings. As well, the work contained in this volume points to a number of areas where future research can continue to lend necessary insight.’ -- Raymond Paquin, Concordia University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introducing an International Perspective on Industrial Ecology Pauline Deutz and Donald I. Lyons 2. Industrial Ecology in India: Converging Traditional Practice and Modern Environmental Protection Weslynne Ashton and Megha Shenoy 3. Industrial Ecology, Industrial Symbiosis and Eco-Industrial Parks in Africa: Issues for Sustainable Development Olawale Emmanuel Olayide 4. Eco-industrial Development in the United States: Analysing Progress from 2010-2015 Peter Lowitt 5. Comparing Industrial Symbiosis in Europe: Towards a Conceptual Framework and Research Methodology Frank Boons, Wouter Spekkink, Ralf Isenmann, Leo Baas, Mats Eklund, Sabrina Brullot, Pauline Deutz, David Gibbs, Guillaume Massard, Elena Romero Arozamena, Carmen Ruiz Puente, Veerle Verguts, Chris Davis, Gijsbert Korevaar, Inês Costa and Henrikke Baumann 6. UK-China Collaboration for Industrial Symbiosis: A Multi-level Approach to Policy Transfer Analysis Qiaozhi Wang, Pauline Deutz and David Gibbs 7. Industrial Waste Management Improvement: A Case Study of Pennsylvania Donald I. Lyons, Murray Rice and Lan Hu 8. Bilateral Symbiosis in Australia and the Issue of Geographic Proximity Robin Branson and Phil McManus 9. Varieties of Industrial Symbiosis Wouter Spekkink 10. Institutional Context of Eco-industrial Park Development in China: Environmental Governance in Industrial Parks and Zones Lingxuan Liu, Bing Zhang and Jun Bi 11. Intersection of Industrial Symbiosis and Product-based Industrial Ecologies: Considerations from the Japanese Home Appliance Industry Jerry Patchell 12. Institutional Capacity for Sustainable Industrial Systems in Caldas, Colombia Bart van Hoof 13. Greenhouse Gases Reduction Strategies for Eco-Industrial Parks in China Haikun Wang, Yue Lei and Jun Bi 14. Embedding an International Perspective in Industrial Ecology Donald I. Lyons, Pauline Deutz and Jun Bi Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Worker Cooperatives
Book SynopsisThe economics of worker cooperatives is a branch of economic inquiry with a long and esteemed pedigree, dating at least from the work of John Stuart Mill in the mid-nineteenth century. Since then, leading economists have paid intermittent attention to the topic, but the collapse of state-sponsored socialism in Eastern Europe and growing discontent with loosely-fettered capitalism have resulted in a resurgence of interest in worker co-operatives as a method of enhancing productivity and reducing income inequalities without heavy government regulation. Professor Pencavel's judicious selection of articles by leading scholars conveys the vigour and rigour of this new empirical research. His original introduction provides an authoritative guide to past and current thinking in this topical area and raises important issues, which point the way for further contributions to the already rich literature.Trade Review‘The Economics of Worker Cooperatives, edited by John Pencavel, is therefore a timely and important collection of theoretical and empirical pieces of research. Pencavel’s collection includes important classic writings on worker cooperatives and related business forms such as some collectives, as well as more contemporary commentaries and analyses. The range of selections is quite balanced overall, especially in addressing risks as well as advantages observed in the financial performance of worker cooperatives. . . The Economics of Worker Cooperatives is an excellent volume for anyone who wishes to become familiar with the array of economic issues implicated in worker cooperatives.’ -- Work, Employment and SocietyTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction John Pencavel PART I THE SETTING 1. Derek C. Jones (1976), ‘British Economic Thought on Association of Laborers 1848–1974’ 2. Gregory K. Dow (2003), ‘Workers’ Control in Action (I)’ and ‘Workers’ Control in Action (II)’ 3. Derek C. Jones (1984), ‘American Producer Cooperatives and Employee-Owned Firms: A Historical Perspective’ 4. Robert A. Dahl (1985), ‘Democracy and the Economic Order’ and ‘The Right to Democracy Within Firms’ 5. Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis (1993), ‘A Political and Economic Case for the Democratic Enterprise’ 6. John P. Bonin, Derek C. Jones and Louis Putterman (1993), ‘Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Producer Cooperatives: Will Ever the Twain Meet?’ PART II ISSUES OF OWNERSHIP, FINANCING AND CHANGE 7. Louis Putterman (1993), ‘Ownership and the Nature of the Firm’ 8. Henry Hansmann (1990), ‘The Viability of Worker Ownership: An Economic Perspective on the Political Structure of the Firm’ 9. Eirik G. Furubotn (1976), ‘The Long-Run Analysis of the Labor-Managed Firm: An Alternative Interpretation’ 10. Jaroslav Vanek (1973), ‘Some Fundamental Considerations on Financing and the Form of Ownership under Labor Management’ 11. David P. Ellerman (1986), ‘Horizon Problems and Property Rights in Labor-Managed Firms’ 12. Avner Ben-Ner (1984), ‘On the Stability of the Cooperative Type of Organization’ 13. Hajime Miyazaki (1984), ‘On Success and Dissolution of the Labor-managed Firm in the Capitalist Economy’ PART III ECONOMIC MODELS 14. Benjamin Ward (1958), ‘The Firm in Illyria: Market Syndicalism’ 15. Evsey D. Domar (1966), ‘The Soviet Collective Farm as a Producer Cooperative’ 16. Walter Y. Oi and Elizabeth M. Clayton (1968), ‘A Peasant’s View of a Soviet Collective Farm’ 17. Saul Estrin (1982), ‘Long-Run Supply Responses under Self-Management’ 18. A. Steinherr and J.-F. Thisse (1979), ‘Are Labor-Managers Really Perverse?’ 19. A.A. Brewer and M.J. Browning (1982), ‘On the “Employment” Decision of a Labour-managed Firm’ 20. Hajime Miyazaki and Hugh M. Neary (1985), ‘Output, Work Hours and Employment in the Short Run of a Labour-Managed Firm’ 21. Murat R. Sertel (1987), ‘Workers’ Enterprises are not Perverse’ 22. Jonathan Levin and Steven Tadelis (2005), ‘Profit Sharing and the Role of Professional Partnerships’ PART IV SOME EMPIRICAL RESEARCH 23. John Pencavel and Ben Craig (1994), ‘The Empirical Performance of Orthodox Models of the Firm: Conventional Firms and Worker Cooperatives’ 24. John Pencavel, Luigi Pistaferri and Fabiano Schivardi (2006), ‘Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms’ 25. Gabriel Burdín and Andrés Dean (2009), ‘New Evidence on Wages and Employment in Worker Cooperatives Compared with Capitalist Firms’ 26. Ran Abramitzky (2011), ‘Lessons from the Kibbutz on the Equality-Incentives Trade-Off’
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Institutions, Economic Performance and the
Book SynopsisAshok ChakravartiTrade ReviewThis book represents an important next step in the new institutional economics. Using this perspective, it undertakes a thorough re-examination of the problems of development. - Barry R. Weingast, Stanford University, US Institutions, Economic Performance, and the Visible Hand is a wide ranging, well-written, and provocative contribution to the study of political and economic organization. Ashok Chakravarti advances arguments and interpretations that are both interesting and, often, controversial. Although I find myself ''arguing'' with many of them, this is one of the many virtues of the book. I recommend the book to others who have an interest in institutional economics - why it is important, where it has been, and where it is going. - Oliver E. Williamson, Nobel Laureate in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, US This is an ambitious and wide-ranging book, which seeks to overthrow the minimalist view of the role of institutions in economic systems contained in the standard economic model, and instead advocates a more active institution-building effort to promote the development of poor countries. This important contribution is to review and consolidate the themes and issues that emerge from a very large literature on the subject of institutions and economic development, and to coherently formulate hypotheses relating institutions to economic performance. This should be useful to a wide range of scholars. --- John Toye, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Neoclassical Model and its Critique 3. The Old and New Institutional Economics 4. Development Strategies and Performance: An Overview 5. Institutions and Governance: The New Empirical Evidence 6. Institutions in Economic History 7. Discontinuous Institutional Change 8. Southern Sudan: A Case Study in Discontinuous Institutional Change 9. Markets and Institutions 10. Mechanisms of Institutional Transition Appendices Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd World Statistics on Mining and Utilities
Book SynopsisWorld Statistics on Mining and Utilities provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility activities in the world economy. This extensive resource from UNIDO provides detailed time series data on the level, structure and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector. Country level data is clearly presented on the number of establishments, employment and output of activities such as: coal, iron ore and crude petroleum mining as well as production and supply of electricity, natural gas and water. This unique and comprehensive source of information meets the growing demand of data users who require detailed and reliable statistical information on the primary industry and energy producing sectors. The publication provides internationally comparable data to economic researchers, development strategists and business communities who influence the policy of industrial development and its environmental sustainability.Table of ContentsContents: About this Publication Introduction Part I: Summary Tables Part II: Country Tables
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Industrial Organisation of High-Technology
Book SynopsisWhat do Goggle, Facebook, mobile phones and creative commons have in common? The answer is: economics! Stefano Comino and Fabio Manenti have written a crisp and thorough treatment of the economics of information and communications technologies. This valuable book fills a real gap in the market.'- Professor Tommaso Valletti, Imperial College Business School'I enjoyed reading this book immensely. So will students, as they will be able to see lucidly the economics behind their inseparable electronic companions. Researchers keeping a copy at hand will have a rich reference source of the ways in which good economic theory has captured the behaviour of sophisticated firms and their customer.'- Gianni De Fraja, The University of Nottingham, UKThis text rigorously blends theory with real-world applications to study the industrial organization of the ICT sector. Each of the self-contained chapters, which can be studied in isolation, contains theoretical models that are presented in a clear and accessible way. Throughout, a series of useful boxes complements and elucidates the theories with additional empirical/anecdotal evidence. This text will be of great interest to advanced undergraduate students with a background in microeconomics and game theory, particularly those taking courses in industrial organization, innovation economics and the economics of networks.The authors address the most important issues and are able to explore and explain complex theories and concepts in a clear, logical and coherent manner.Some of the topics covered include:- the economics of innovation- digital markets- network externalities- two-sided networks- imitation, open source and file sharing- antitrust in high-tech sectors.Contents: 1. Industrial Organisation of High-Tech Markets 2. Digital Markets 3. Network Externalities 4. Two-Sided Networks 5. Access and Interconnection in Telecommunications 6. Cumulative Innovation in Dynamic Industries 7. Imitation, Open Source and File Sharing 8. Antitrust in High-Tech Sectors References IndexTrade Review‘What do Google, Facebook, mobile phones and creative commons have in common? The answer is: economics! Stefano Comino and Fabio Manenti have written a crisp and thorough treatment of the economics of information and communications technologies. This valuable book fills a real gap in the market.’ -- Tommaso Valletti, Imperial College Business School, UK‘I enjoyed reading this book immensely. So will students, as they will be able to see lucidly the economics behind their inseparable electronic companions. Researchers keeping a copy at hand will have a rich reference source of the ways in which good economic theory has captured the behaviour of sophisticated firms and their customer.’ -- Gianni De Fraja, The University of Nottingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Industrial Organisation of High-Tech Markets 2. Digital Markets 3. Network Externalities 4. Two-Sided Networks 5. Access and Interconnection in Telecommunications 6. Cumulative Innovation in Dynamic Industries 7. Imitation, Open Source and File Sharing 8. Antitrust in High-Tech Sectors References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics
Book SynopsisA 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.The Yearbook is designed to facilitate international comparisons relating to manufacturing activity and industrial development and performance. It provides data which can be used to analyse patterns of growth and related long term trends, structural change and industrial performance in individual industries. Statistics on employment patterns, wages, consumption and gross output and other key indicators are also presented.Contents: Introduction Part I: Summary Tables Part II: Country TablesTrade ReviewAcclaim for previous editions: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 2012The UNIDO International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics is now a classic reference... which constitutes a unique statistical tool for analyzing the world industry and aims at facilitating the comparison of industrial systems. The different editions of the Yearbook provide a unique statistical tool for analyzing the world industry.- Revue d'Economie Industrielle / Industrial Economics ReviewThis 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 AlertThis 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 ResearchUNIDO 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 NewsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Summary Tables Part II: Country Tables
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Economic Organization, Industrial Dynamics and
Book SynopsisThis volume collects some of Giovanni Dosi's most important publications in the new millennium, following his earlier 2000 collection, Innovation, Organization and Economic Dynamics. It begins by offering quite a few advances in the analysis of individual learning in evolving environments, and of organizational structures and learning, thereby contributing to an emerging knowledge-centred theory of the firm and to a related theory of production. A second group of papers addresses the workings of markets, the importance of their institutional architectures, their diverse effectiveness as selection devices, and the evolutionary patterns of demand formation. A third set of chapters continues the exploration of the characteristics, drivers and performance outcomes of industrial evolution. The fourth part of the book is a reassessment of the role of history and path dependence in evolutionary processes. Finally, Part five addresses both the empirics and the modeling of the processes of growth and development nested into coupled evolution of technologies, corporate organizations and institutions.Trade Review'In this exciting collection of Giovanni Dosi's papers, he and his colleagues address a number of difficult and important questions in the economics of innovation and technological change. In his unparalleled characteristic style, Dosi challenges conventional thinking, presents fresh empirical evidence, and provides creative, yet still logically impeccable, analyses. Particularly impressive is the range of issues covered in different sections of the book, from micro-foundations of firms' innovative capabilities to aggregate empirical regularities in markets and economies. Underpinning all levels of analysis is Dosi's relentless quest for chartering and explaining economic dynamics. This is an extremely valuable source of knowledge for everyone who seeks to understand one of the key items on the agenda of every organization, nation and region - the elusive concept of innovation and its economic implications. In this volume we are offered the opportunity to learn from one of the pioneers in the field - don t miss it!' --Fredrik Tell, Linköping University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Giovanni Dosi PART I KNOWLEDGE, PROBLEM SOLVING AND THE ORGANIZATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES 1. Giovanni Dosi, Luigi Marengo and Giorgio Fagiolo (2005), ‘Learning in Evolutionary Environments’ 2. Giovanni Dosi, Marco Faillo and Luigi Marengo (2008), ‘Organizational Capabilities, Patterns of Knowledge Accumulation and Governance Structures in Business Firms: An Introduction’ 3. Luigi Marengo and Giovanni Dosi (2005), ‘Division of Labor, Organizational Coordination and Market Mechanisms in Collective Problem-Solving’ 4. Giovanni Dosi, Mike Hobday and Luigi Marengo (2003), ‘Problem-Solving Behaviors, Organizational Forms, and the Complexity of Tasks’ 5. Giovanni Dosi, Daniel A. Levinthal and Luigi Marengo (2003), ‘Bridging Contested Terrain: Linking Incentive-Based and Learning Perspectives on Organizational Evolution’ 6. Giovanni Dosi and Marco Grazzi (2006), ‘Technologies as Problem-Solving Procedures and Technologies as Input–Output Relations: Some Perspectives on the Theory of Production’ PART II DEMAND AND MARKET DYNAMICS 7. Roberta Aversi, Giovanni Dosi, Giorgio Fagiolo, Mara Meacci and Claudia Olivetti (1999), ‘Demand Dynamics with Socially Evolving Preferences’ 8. G. Bottazzi, G. Devetag and G. Dosi (2002), ‘Adaptive Learning and Emergent Coordination in Minority Games’ 9. Giulio Bottazzi, Giovanni Dosi and Igor Rebesco (2005), ‘Institutional Architectures and Behavioural Ecologies in the Dynamics of Financial Markets’ PART III PATTERNS OF INDUSTRIAL EVOLUTION AND THEIR SPATIAL EMBEDDEDNESS 10. Giovanni Dosi (2007), ‘Statistical Regularities in the Evolution of Industries: A Guide through some Evidence and Challenges for the Theory’ 11. Giulio Bottazzi, Giovanni Dosi, Marco Lippi, Fabio Pammolli and Massimo Riccaboni (2001), ‘Innovation and Corporate Growth in the Evolution of the Drug Industry’ 12. Giulio Bottazzi, Giovanni Dosi, Nadia Jacoby, Angelo Secchi and Federico Tamagni (2010), ‘Corporate Performances and Market Selection: Some Comparative Evidence’ 13. Giulio Bottazzi, Giovanni Dosi and Gaia Rocchetti (2001), ‘Modes of Knowledge Accumulation, Entry Regimes and Patterns of Industrial Evolution’ 14. Giulio Bottazzi, Giovanni Dosi, Giorgio Fagiolo and Angelo Secchi (2007), ‘Modeling Industrial Evolution in Geographical Space’ 15. Giulio Bottazzi, Giovanni Dosi, Giorgio Fagiolo and Angelo Secchi (2008), ‘Sectoral and Geographical Specificities in the Spatial Structure of Economic Activities’ PART IV ECONOMIC EVOLUTION AND THE ROLE OF HISTORY 16. Carolina Castaldi and Giovanni Dosi (2006), ‘The Grip of History and the Scope for Novelty: Some Results and Open Questions on Path Dependence in Economic Processes’ 17. Andrea P. Bassanini and Giovanni Dosi (2006), ‘Competing Technologies, Technological Monopolies and the Rate of Convergence to a Stable Market Structure’ PART V MACROECONOMIC DYNAMICS AND DEVELOPMENT 18. Giovanni Dosi, Christopher Freeman and Silvia Fabiani (1994), ‘The Process of Economic Development: Introducing Some Stylized Facts and Theories on Technologies, Firms and Institutions’ 19. Carolina Castaldi and Giovanni Dosi (2009), ‘The Patterns of Output Growth of Firms and Countries: Scale Invariances and Scale Specificities’ 20. Giovanni Amendola, Giovanni Dosi and Erasmo Papagni (1993), ‘The Dynamics of International Competitiveness’ 21. Marco Cimoli and Giovanni Dosi (1995), ‘Technological Paradigms, Patterns of Learning and Development: An Introductory Roadmap’ 22. Giovanni Dosi and Bruce Kogut (1993), ‘National Specificities and the Context of Change: The Coevolution of Organization and Technology’ 23. Mario Cimoli, Giovanni Dosi, Richard Nelson and Joseph Stiglitz (2009), ‘Institutions and Policies Shaping Industrial Development: An Introductory Note’ 24. G. Fagiolo, G. Dosi and R. Gabriele (2004), ‘Matching, Bargaining, and Wage Setting in an Evolutionary Model of Labor Market and Output Dynamics’ 25. Giovanni Dosi, Giorgio Fagiolo and Andrea Roventini (2010), ‘Schumpeter Meeting Keynes: A Policy-Friendly Model of Endogenous Growth and Business Cycles’
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