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Book SynopsisThe Silicon Dragon is a systematic study of the growth of high-tech giants in the Greater China Region, depicting the success story of the microelectronics industry in Taiwan. Literature and studies on Taiwan's success are surprisingly limited, and this book aims to fill this gap, addressing questions such as: How has Taiwan achieved such an outstanding performance in the information industry? How did Taiwan obtain and maintain its competitive advantage? What was the secret of success? What role did the government and manufacturers play during the development process? What insights can newcomers gain from these achievements? The book examines the government policies that acted as catalysts to the growth of high-tech industries in Taiwan, along with the roles of high-tech 'incubators' and government-administered science parks. The authors provide case studies of high profile companies including Acer, Philips Semiconductors and Macronix International, and interviews with key decision makers to highlight the corporate strategies adopted in response to government policies and global commercial demand. Finally, insightful narratives on the birth and growth of a government-fostered strategic industry are provided, as is a synopsis of the Asian contribution to the evolution of the global microelectronics development. This book will strongly appeal to academics, researchers and students with an interest in engineering, technology and business management. Business managers and government officials will also find much to interest them in this book.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. ‘Dragon Appearing in the Field’: The Legend of the Semiconductor Industry in Taiwan Bor-Shiuan Cheng 2. ‘The Cradle of Technology’: The Industrial Technology Research Institute Min-ping Huang 3. Science Parks in Taiwan: HSIP and TSIP Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Chang-hui Zhou 4. Macronix International Co. Ltd (MXIC) Chin-kang Jen 5. The Model of Taiwan’s High-Tech Industry: TSMC Chia-wu Lin 6. Taiwan’s United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Chang-hui Zhou 7. Partner in the ‘Chip Gold Rush’: Applied Materials Taiwan Tsung-yu Wu 8. Philips Semiconductors Kaohsiung (PSK) Chia-wu Lin 9. Packing and Testing in Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry: The United Test Centre Inc. (UTC) Chia-wu Lin 10. The Acer Group’s Manufacturing Decision: To Enter China? Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Donna Everatt 11. The Acer Group’s R&D Strategy: The China Decision Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Donna Everatt 12. ‘Dragon Flying High’: Carrying the Legend to the New Century Soo-Hung Terence Tsai and Lena Croft Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is an important addition to the emerging body of new work on capital. Its primary contribution is in analysing capital investment choice as a process. The understanding of this process requires some modification and significant extension to the standard neo-classical economic tools.Capital and Uncertainty is a non-mathematical text, modernizing and adding to the existing thought in this area, with insights from game theory, rational choice under uncertainty and new institutional economics. Dr Runge also draws upon 25 years of business experience in setting out a thorough and immensely practical exposition of the risk/return trade-off and how major capital investment decisions are made within firms.Topics studied include: the nature of capital investment decisions entrepreneurship and the market order capital investment choice processes capital investment models capital decisions: choices between strategies Economists, industrial organisation specialists, business academics and practitioners alike will all find this book of immense interest and use.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Nature of Capital Investment Decisions 3. Choice, Risk and Uncertainty 4. Rational Choice 5. Entrepreneurship and the Market Order 6. Intertemporal Valuation 7. Choice under Uncertainty 8. Capital Investment Choice Process 9. Capital Investment Models 10. Model with Capital Heterogeneity 11. Capital Decisions: Choices between Strategies 12. Summary and Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisAnalysing how price expectations are formed is essential since the dynamics of market prices are mainly driven by the agent's belief concerning the future values of prices and by the uncertainty characterising these values. This is a difficult task as prices are highly volatile in most markets and expectational behaviour is heterogeneous and unstable. This volume discusses the concept of rationality of expectations from both a theoretical and an empirical point of view, and on individual and collective levels. Concerning the first aspect, the book focuses on how agents collect and process information and how market opinion is formed. Concerning the second aspect, the book presents studies based on individual price expectations and on the 'consensus' revealed by survey data. To appreciate the degree of generality of expectational behaviour, the contributors analyse price expectations in a variety of markets, periods and countries. Great attention is paid to financial markets which have represented the main field of analysis of expectations over the last ten years. Four main lessons stem from the works presented in this book. First, if the REH in the muthian sense seems now invalidated, this result does not mean that there is not rationality in price expectations: on the one hand, expectations may be economically rational in the sense of the advantage-cost analysis, and, on the other hand, the exchange of information between agents through the market may involve some mimetic rationalities. Second, it appears important to take into account the individual nature of expectations both at the theoretical and empirical levels: generally, the heterogeneity is not neutral in reaching an economic equilibrium or in estimating expectational processes. Third, expectational behaviour change over time: both the processes and the parameters which intervene in these processes are time-varying, especially according to the volatility of the variables. Fourth, a combination of these three basic processes appears to be successful in explaining the dynamics of expectations, although the expectational process is rather extrapolative (destabilising) when the horizon is short and rather regressive and adaptive (stabilising) when the horizon is long.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by M. Hashem Pesaran Introduction Part I: Rationality, Heterogeneity and Formation of Expectations: Concepts and Theoretical Analyses 1. From Self-fulfilling to Self-correcting Expectations 2. About the Origins of the Player’s Expectations in Game Theory 3. Common Knowledge and the Information Revealed through Prices 4. Private Information, Public Information, Expectations and Prices in Financial Markets 5. Imitative Expectations and Informational Paradox 6. Rare Events and Stock Price Expectations Part II: Rationality, Heterogeneity and Formation of Expectations: Lessons from Survey Data 7. Rationality of Price and Unemployment Expectations 8. Variance Rationality 9. Expectations Formation and Risk in Three Financial Markets 10. The Inconsistency of the Exchange Rate Forecast Term Structure of Expectations 11. The Evidence of a Mixed Expectation Generating Process in the Foreign Exchange Market 12. Modelling Stock Price Expectations Index

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Book SynopsisFirm Size, Innovation and Market Structure uses evolutionary dynamic theory, non-linear mathematics and computer simulation techniques to explore the relationship between firm size, innovation and market structure.The book begins by reviewing the connection between these variables from a theoretical and an empirical point of view, and goes on to illustrate how analytical tools may be used in order to explore Schumpeterian propositions regarding firm size, innovation and the specific role of idiosyncratic events.In the concluding chapter, Mariana Mazzucato focuses on the US automobile industry from 1900-1997, and uses empirical evidence in order to determine whether or not there is a relationship between market share instability and stock price volatility, and to what degree the relationship is connected to industry specific factors.This innovative new book will prove invaluable to researchers, lecturers and scholars of industrial organisation, technology and market structure.Trade Review'. . . the book has shown how some interesting and non-intuitive results could be obtained about the dynamics of firm size, innovation, and market structure . . . the authors deserves appreciation to bring-forth such a valuable document, having a wide literature survey and full of empirical works related to firm size, innovation, and market structure.' -- C.P. Gupta, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research'Her [Mariana Mazzucato's] work represents an important alternative approach to conventional theories on market structure and the evolution of industries as well as on the innovation and diffusion of new technologies within them. She models her hypotheses in a simple but rigorous way which enables not only new insights to be gained on the subject but also allows the reader to learn about computer simulation methodology and issues related to complexity. The balanced nature of the book makes it very appealing to researchers in the area; a wide literature survey; an introduction to formal economic models on the issue (with topics also raised in complexity theory), and an empirical section.' -- Willi Semmler, University of Bielefeld, Germany'Mariana Mazzucato's Firm Size, Innovation and Market Structure is a stimulating exploration of the rapidly emerging field of evolutionary industrial organization. Mazzucato's research, which combines the insights of the classical economic tradition with the cutting-edge methodology of contemporary evolutionary and complex systems theory, provides a promising model for work in the field and poses a host of researchable and compelling questions. Students interested in pursuing the lines of enquiry pioneered by Schumpeter, Nelson, Winter and Dosi will find this book an invaluable resource.' -- Duncan K. Foley, New School University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Firm-Size Dynamics: New Ideas and Dynamic Methods 2. A Computational Model of Economies of Scale and Market Share Instability: A Deterministic Analysis 3. The Effect of Idiosyncratic Events on the Feedback between Firm Size and Innovation: A Stochastic Analysis 4. Market Share Instability and Stock Price Volatility during the Industry Life-Cycle: The US Automobile Industry Concluding Statement Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis topical book interprets firms, governments and economic change from an entrepreneurial perspective. Essentially, it applies the Austrian theory of human agency and evolutionary theories of the firm to explain economic organisation, the state and institutional change. Tony Yu begins by discussing the nature of entrepreneurship and the firm followed by an analysis of the role of entrepreneurship in economic change. He thoroughly analyses the process of economic development in late industrialisers, within an entrepreneurial framework outlined within the book. The author argues that ordinary and extraordinary discovery are associated with routine or imitative entrepreneurship and Schumpetarian entrepreneurship respectively. Using this classification, the author shows how it is the interaction of various types of entrepreneurial activities that transformed East Asian latecomers such as Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong from traditional agrarian and fishing economies into international centres of trading, service industries and finance.Firms, Governments and Economic Change will be of special interest to scholars of industrial economics, entrepreneurship and Asian studies. It will also be of use to governmental organisations responsible for economic development, as the analysis is thoroughly up to date easy to understand.Trade Review'This very clearly written book is written foremost for an academic and postgraduate audience, although undergraduate students would be likely to find much of the book readable, particularly the empirical observations and chapters.' -- Caroline Elliott, Business History'This is an entrepreneurial book, not just a book about entrepreneurship. As chapter 1 points out, entrepreneurship involves seeing the world in a new way, a way that is slightly different to how other people see it. And that is what Tony Yu does in this book. He sees the theory of the firm - and of business institutions more generally - in a new and potentially revealing light.' -- From the preface by Richard N. LangloisTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Richard Langlois Introduction Part I: Entrepreneurship 1. Entrepreneurial Alertness and Discovery Part II: Firms 2. A Praxeological Theory of the Firm 3. The Chinese Family Firm and Guerrilla Entrepreneurship Part III: Governments 4. Government Entrepreneurship 5. The State as a National Coordinator 6. Asian Entrepreneurial States Part IV: Economic Change 7. An Entrepreneurial Perspective of Institutional Change 8. Economic Development in Latecomer Economies References Index

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Book SynopsisClemens Schutte analyses the emergence of corporate control structures in the Czech privatization process. The book depicts the basic features of the Czech system of corporate control and the direction of its transformation. This is an extremely relevant subject since the Czech privatization process is a model case in several respects: it is institutionally open and hence allows for spontaneous development; and privatization has been carried out comprehensively and rapidly. Based upon a theoretical analysis of the institutional cornerstones of corporate control, the book develops clear recommendations which are subsequently used as a benchmark to assess the performance of the evolving Czech system of corporate control.The book discusses the role of the most important players in corporate control including the big bank-centred financial groups, capital markets, the board model of Czech corporations and the institutional base of debt control and minority shareholder protection. It also reveals the conflict of political intentions and real-time developments.As an important and timely contribution, this book will be invaluable reading for all those involved, or interested, in the privatization and corporate control of other Central and Eastern European countries. Those working in financial and political institutions will also find this book valuable.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. A Theoretical Foundation of Corporate Control 2. Privatization in the Czech Republic 3. Voucher Privatization and the Evolution of Ownership Structures 4. Equity Control and Restructuring: The Governance Performance of the Financial Groups 5. Debt Control in Transition: Banks, Enterprises and the Rule of Law 6. The Performance of the Capital Market and the Legal Framework of Equity Control Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisAir Transport Networks provides an economic analysis of the way in which the air transport industry operates and the nature of the policies that have been adopted to regulate the sector. The book covers domestic and international air transportation with an emphasis on airlines and includes discussions of related markets such as airports and air traffic control. The authors provide details of how the sector functions and the reasons why the airline industry performs as it does today and explore the ways in which governments have, over the years, attempted to manipulate air transport markets to meet political objectives.This volume will be warmly received by those interested in the operations and the influences that public policy has on the air transport sector. Air Transport Networks will also appeal to policymakers and to those working in the air transportation sector.Trade Review‘Air Transport Networks is among the first and most comprehensive attempts to develop the differences and special characteristics of aviation systems. . . Overall, Button and Stough have produced a well-written, informative, and detailed book that summarizes recent developments in international civil aviation. The book does a commendable job of describing the development and performance of airline networks to date.' -- John Strong, Journal of the Transportation Research Forum‘Air Transport Networks provides an overall synthesis of air transportation networks by looking at passenger and cargo aspects of the industry as well as airports. . . Air Transport Networks is well written with a very specific focus on the economics and public policy in air transportation. The bibliography is detailed and provides an excellent reference for those who want to examine further the topics discussed in the book. This text would make a worthy addition to the graduate level courses dealing with public policy in the air transportation or transportation in general.' -- T.M. Vowles, Journal of Transport GeographyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Airline Economics 3. Airline Networks 4. Regulation of International Airline Networks 5. Early Impacts of US, Canadian and EU Airline Deregulation 6. Filling Incomplete Networks: International Air Transport 7. Issues of Market Stability 8. Airports: Pricing and Access 9. European Airports Policy 10. The Economics of Being a Hub City 11. Air Freight Transport 12. Interaction with Other Networks 13. Safety and Environmental Issues References Index

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Book SynopsisThis thorough reconstruction of microeconomics 'post-2008' provides economic students with a new way of real-world understanding and strategic qualification that will be better appreciated by their future employers and any professional practice. It will prove essential for economic students and other social science programs at a graduate level. This accessible and engaging textbook includes: A survey of the most famous core models of modern microeconomics including the neoclassical approach and its heterodox critiques - Sraffian, Institutionalist, Post-Keynesian and Mirowskian An introduction to complexity thinking in economics An introduction to game theory An introduction to the methods of complex computer simulation An introduction to strategic behavior An newly integrated approach to real-world and complexity economics, rather than focusing on neoclassical ('perfect') market equilibrium 'plus a thousand recent extra things on top'. See the companion website - www (dot) microeconomics (dot) us - for teaching material, readings, exams and as a general guide to explore issues raised in the book.Trade Review’This microeconomics textbook by Wolfram Elsner provides a timely alternative for understanding the micro roots of uncertainty, complexity and crisis. The evolutionary and institutional perspective sheds new light on contemporary issues such as clusters, networks, innovation and coordination. By reading this textbook, teachers, students and practitioners will open their minds to new economic thinking.’ -- Ping Chen, Peking University, Beijing, Fudan University, Shanghai, China and author of Economic Complexity and Equilibrium Illusion’Here, at last, we have the ideal textbook for microeconomics from an evolutionary and institutional perspective. Wolfram Elsner does nothing less than reconstruct the principles of microeconomics for a world of interactive business networks, change and innovation, crisis and uncertainty, as well as coordination problems and cooperative joint ventures. The publication of this book is a landmark event in microeconomics.’ -- Phillip A. O'Hara, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia and President-Elect of AFEE, 2012Table of ContentsContents: Preface – Microeconomics in Times of Crisis: A ‘Post-2008’ Textbook, its Aims and Scope Didactics – How to Work with this Textbook 1. Introduction to the Microeconomics of Interactive Economies 2. Methods for Analyzing Interactive Economies: An Introduction to Game Theory 3. Problem Structures and Processes of Interactive Economies 4. Real-World Markets: Hierarchy, Size, Power, and Direct Interdependence 5. Ideal Neoclassical Market and General Equilibrium 6. Critique of the Neoclassical ‘Perfect Market’ Economy and Alternative Price Theories 7. Methods for Analyzing Complex Processes: An Introduction to Computer Simulation 8. Recent Core Models of Complexity Microeconomics 9. A Universe of Economies: Interdependence and Complexity, System Trajectories, Chaos, and Self-Organization References Index

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Book SynopsisModern evolutionary economics is now nearly two decades old and in this excellent book, a distinguished group of evolutionary economists identify the most important developments and discuss the direction of future research.By moving away from traditional concerns with the operation of selection mechanisms towards a preoccupation with the manner in which the novelty and variety provide fuel for such mechanisms, the authors identify a key development in the field. Evolutionary economists have been drawn into the modern complexity science literature which attempts to provide an understanding of how and why 'complex adaptive systems' engage in processes of self-organization. The goal is to provide an integrated analysis of both selection and self-organization that is uniquely economic in orientation. After a brief overview of the many key achievements and continuing challenges, the first part of the book deals with theoretical perspectives, discussing institutional change, social constructions, complexity, selection and self-selection and the usefulness of theory. Part two deals with empirical perspectives and includes discussion of replicator dynamics, the measurement of heterogeneity and complexity, and modelling organizations as complex adaptive systems. This unique book will appeal to evolutionary and industrial economists and policymakers involved with issues of innovation and management scientists.Trade Review'This compilation by leading protagonists is a must for a greater understanding of the world we are living in and wanting to see change for the better.' -- Gerry Sweeney, PrometheusTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Theoretical Perspectives Part II: Empirical Perspectives Index

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Book SynopsisThere has been a recent resurgence of interest in the work of Vilfredo Pareto, one of the founders of modern economics. This book reconstructs the genesis and significance of Pareto's theory of choice which is Pareto's greatest contribution to economic science and which was used by John Hicks, amongst others, to develop microeconomics. Hicks, Allen, Samuelson and others acknowledged Pareto as the father of the new ordinalist microeconomics but at the same time, portrayed him as confused and contradictory, caught between the old and new paradigms. Luigino Bruni argues that Pareto's revolution in choice theory is better understood in the context of his own philosophical framework. This framework is revealed by reconstructing his dialogues with economists (Pantaleoni) and philosophers (Vailati and Croce), and by exploring Pareto's economic theory in the light of his philosophy of science. In addition, Luigino Bruni argues that Pareto's contribution was different and more complex than Hicks's ordinalism and Samuelson's operationalism. From this analysis emerges an image of Pareto as a man whose ideas and work was only partially fulfilled.This original and sometimes unconventional book will be of great interest to economists, historians of economic thought and philosophers of the social sciences.Trade Review'Given Pareto's powerful influence on modern economic theory and method, one hopes that the present growth phase in Pareto scholarship will continue. Bruni's book should help to keep Pareto scholarship on the upswing: It is sufficiently informative that most readers will come away from it with a better understanding of Pareto and his work. . . . this book has much else to recommend it. Since it discusses both the early development of choice theory, one of the cornerstones of modern economics, and early contributions to economic methodology, it should be of interest not only to economists in general and to historians of economics in particular, but also to members of the broader philosophy of science community.' -- Christian E. Weber, Journal of the History of Economic ThoughtTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Intellectual Evolution of a Non-Economist: 1890–1900 2. Pareto and Vailati: A Forgotten Exchange on Choice and Action 3. The Methodological Dispute Between Pareto and Croce 4. Guidelines for Paretian Methodology 5. More Wars Than Peace: Pareto and English Economists 6. An Unitarian Reading of Pareto’s Paradoxes in the Theory of Choice, and of Its (Mis)Interpretations Instead of a Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThis highly innovative and original book proposes evolutionary microeconomics as a synthesis of the collective schools of heterodox economic thought with complex systems theory and graph theory. The book charts a research programme for evolutionary economics that encompasses the theory of dynamic efficiency and emergence in markets, a computational model of the learning and interacting agent, a competence based theory of the firm and the household, and, via a theory of expectations and plans, an agent-based foundation to macroeconomics.Principally a work of meta-theory, The New Evolutionary Microeconomics argues for a radical refocus of microeconomic research toward the evolutionary nature of institutions, preferences, technology and knowledge.This challenging new book should prove timely and important for evolutionary and computational economists as well as those in the fields of managerial economics, business studies and marketing.Trade Review'Assessing this book on its own merits leads me to conclude that it is based upon a very clearly structured and argued central thesis. Further, the arguments in support of the thesis are compelling and the citations upon which it draws are authoritative. . . Ultimately the outstanding distinction of this book is the broad compass of the material and the coherent tapestry that Potts has weaved from it. It is a work of rare ambition and this is quite unusual in the staid realm of academia. . . this is an important addition to the corpus of economic knowledge. . . This book deserves a wide audience and I recommend it to all economists without hesitation.' -- Tim Wakeley, Journal of Economic Psychology'In my view this is one of the most important books on the theory of evolutionary economics in the last half century and perhaps the most consequential work in the area since Richard Nelson and Sidney Winter's famous volume of 1982. . . I picked this book up and could not put it down, it is a fantastic read - a brilliant volume. It really is a very major and highly original piece of work.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire, UK'The New Evolutionary Microeconomics is a work of unusually broad and often deep scholarship, tackling a very big issue and dealing with it forcefully. This book is nothing less than a fundamental critique of the very basis of neoclassical microeconomics, and a proposal for the structure of a new "evolutionary" theory. It made for fascinating reading and I hope and expect we will hear more of Jason Potts and his research programme.' -- Tim Hazeldine, University of Auckland, New Zealand'Jason Potts has written an ambitious and excellent book on the micro foundations of evolutionary economics. He has covered a wide range of literature and integrated the diverse strands into a coherent argument. It is a carefully crafted piece of work.' -- Stan Metcalfe, University of Manchester, UK'I think this is a very good book . . . Potts writes very, very well and some of his exposition of technical points and issues is spectacularly good.' -- Richard R. Nelson, Columbia University, US'This is a well structured, well written and imaginative book. It connected very effectively with my own ways of thinking while providing enlightening new perspectives and indeed substantive novelty. My recent writing would have been better had I been able to read this book first, and if my future writing is not better as a result of reading it that will be my fault.' -- Brian J. Loasby, University of Stirling, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Geometry of Economic Space 3. Economic Systems 4. Systems Theory and Complexity 5. The Microeconomic Agent 6. Production Systems and Competence 7. The Theory of Expectations 8. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents a scholarly insider's perspective on the Asian economic crisis, examining the social, economic and political consequences of the crisis in six influential Asian economies: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. Each chapter contains an analysis of the events leading up to and during the crisis, the social impacts and an assessment of possible futures for these countries. The contributors expertise and use of up-to-date data ensures an integrated approach by which the process of economic change can be understood.The book reveals that professional workers in the urban financial sector, as well as manual labourers in the export sector, felt the most dramatic effects. Impacts on the latter group resulted in a significant rise in the population living below the poverty line. The book emphasises the previous absence of strong social security 'nets' and the need to strengthen macroeconomic policies and institutional, legal, regulatory and supervisory structures. Other topics covered include intractable government corruption and fiscal management.The Social Impact of the Asian Financial Crisis has a unique perspective that will ensure greater understanding of the causes and consequences of the crisis in six major economies and as such will appeal to academics, researchers and policymakers involved in Asian politics and development economics.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. An Overview of the Key Issues 2. A Tale of an Economic Crisis: How the Economic Crisis Started, Developed and is Ending in Thailand 3. Financial Crisis and its Social Impact in Malaysia 4. Indonesia in Crisis: Causes and Consequences 5. Socioeconomic Dimension of the Asian Crisis: Impact and Household Response in the Philippines 6. The Financial Crisis: Taiwan and Asia 7. Causes of the Korean Financial Crisis and its Social Impact: 1997–1999 Index

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Book SynopsisManaging New Product Development and Innovation provides a new approach to the microeconomics of innovation by measuring the technical quality of new products and guiding the managers of innovation and technology in the central considerations of today's knowledge-based companies.The volume features a selection of practical microeconomic tools for managing new product development and innovation. By quantifying product features and evaluating the costs and market value of improvements, a simple yet powerful conceptual framework is created. Using this framework, creative business models can be built, along with innovative products, services and processes that achieve marketplace success.The authors address five key questions facing managers of knowledge-based companies: Which new features should be added to existing products? Which radically new features should be innovated? How can marketing and R&D be integrated? How can the value of brand names be estimated and optimized? How can the sophistication of product technology be measured - both at a given point in time and between two points in time? This path-breaking volume will be essential reading for managers of innovation, and will be warmly welcomed by teachers and advanced students with an interest in innovation and industrial economics.Trade Review'. . . the recent volume by Professors Hariolf Grupp and Shlomo Maital is a masterpiece, a book that may appear once in a generation. Only the quest for creativity brings scholars like them to work each day. . . The volume is an essential reading for both practitioners and academics. Hariolf Grupp and Shlomo Maital have delighted us with a long-awaited and formidable intellectually strong book that properly addresses the thorny issues of the economics of innovation in a new millennium. The volume is very well written. It is concise, well organized, with a clear flow of arguments and facts, leading to clearly stated conclusions. Each chapter includes an adequate self-contained summary. In each chapter we usually find a quantitative model that deals with the issues posed, but these models are not an obstacle for someone less mathematically savvy; on the contrary, the analysis is accessible to the general reader. The conclusions are substantive, follow from the analyses, and offer remarkable insights. Most important though, the volume recently published by Professors Hariolf Grupp and Shlomo Maital invites us to embark on a spiritual journey. A journey in which human creativity plays a crucial role, by building and employing in various contexts a metrics of technological and productivity change. It is hard to think of a more exciting and worthwhile topic in applied economics.' -- Luigi Toma, Technological Forecasting and Social Change'The authors' methods of evaluating innovations are original and are of interest to people in business and management studies as well as economics. They are also useful to people in industry, especially the chapter on "benchmarking", brand names and building business models.' -- Christopher Freeman, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UK and Maastricht University, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: A Feature-Based Approach to Innovation Part I: Tools for Decisions Part II: Linking Innovation and Performance Part III: Quantifying Innovation in Selected Markets Conclusion: How to Build a Successful Business Model References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an incredibly detailed and thorough account of how Vietnam's dependence on Soviet aid during the 1960s and 1970s sustained and yet ultimately undermined the centrally-planned economy. Foreign aid provided most of the resources which, in the context of an under-developed agrarian economy, permitted planned industrialisation. Yet, as in other socialist countries, chronic shortages emerged and, particularly when aid supplies were cut after 1975, encouraged individuals and enterprises to divert resources to local uses. The authors show how development of non-plan trading relations was based on supplies of scarce, aid-subsidised goods which provided the means for local authorities, enterprises and individuals to convert their positions of political and social power into capital. They further highlight the ways in which new, market-oriented trade relations emerged in symbiosis with the planning system and continue to influence the economic structure and institutions today. Economic Transition in Vietnam outlines the many problems currently facing Vietnam, not least how new global forms of integration are affecting future development.Trade Review'. . . this book by Melanie Beresford and Dang Phong is a welcome contribution . . . Economic Transition in Vietnam is written by two Vietnamese-speaking authors, both with a thorough knowledge of Vietnamese culture and traditions . . . Economic Transition in Vietnam is, to summarize, a very useful complement to the more theoretical literature on problems of transition . . . the focus is original and helps us to a better understanding of the key role played by the bottom-up and spontaneous elements of the reform process.' -- Stefan de Vylder, Journal of Economic Literature'This is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of an important yet still enigmatic Asian economy. Vietnam clearly has the potential for high speed, export-oriented economic growth, yet its performance and institutional transition during the past decade have been disappointing. The authors throw much light on this paradox. Particularly eye opening are sections dealing with the roles of smuggling, illicit trade, students and diplomats in Vietnam's modern development. Not to be missed by anyone seriously concerned with Asian trade and economics.' -- Christopher Howe, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: The Development of Foreign Trade and Aid Since 1960 1. Foreign Trade and Aid in the Development of a Market Economy 2. Reform of the Foreign Trade System Part II: The Development of Unofficial Trade and Aid 1976–1996 3. Introduction 4. Commercial Links with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 5. Goods Sent by Overseas Vietnamese to their Relatives 6. The Intershop System 7. VOSCO Goods 8. Cross-Border Trade between Vietnam and Laos 9. Trade Across the Cambodian Border 10. Cross-Border Trade with China 11. Sales of Goods and Services to Foreigners 12. International Payments Part III: Conclusion 13. Past, Present and Future References Index

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Book SynopsisHow do we define an economic disaster? A difficult question. Most centuries would claim that they have had their share of disasters, but the twentieth century certainly seems to have been more prone to them than the previous one. A number of leading economists and economic historians assemble here to examine nine key disasters with international or global implications. The First and Second World Wars, the great depression, oil shocks, inflation, financial crises, stock market crashes, the collapse of the Soviet command economy and Third World disasters are discussed in this comprehensive book. The contributors subject these disasters to in-depth assessment, carefully considering their costs and impact on specific countries and regions, as well as assessing them in a global context. The book examines the legacy of economic disasters and asks whether economic disasters are avoidable or whether policymakers can learn from their mistakes. The book will appeal to a wide variety of social scientists, including those working in economic history, international relations, international political economy and geopolitics.Trade Review'The book would make a good text or supplemental reading for a course in the economic history of the twentieth century, either at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level. Students love disasters. . . all the essays reach a high level of quality. Each of the authors is a well-regarded expert in his field and clearly capable of producing a well-crafted essay. . . The authors and editors are to be congratulated.' -- Hugh Rockoff, EH.Net'. . . the editors have offered a compelling interpretation of the twentieth century as one of the economic disasters, and the contributors have provided the ammunition to back it up. . . many of the individual contributions will undoubtedly be cited in their respective fields for years to come.' -- David S. Jacks, Australian Economic History Review'. . . contains plenty of good stuff.' -- Sunday Times'Here is a book to warm the cockles of George Santayana's heart. Can policy makers and, especially, economists learn from their mistakes? If they can, then they should start by reading Oliver and Aldcroft's gripping collection of the great economic policy mistakes of the twentieth century.' -- Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley, US'This is a fine collection of essays. There is no point in playing the game of awarding gold, silver, and bronze medals, as reviewers often do, because all the essays reach a high level of quality. Each of the authors is a well-regarded expert in his field and clearly capable of producing a well-crafted essay. The surprising thing, given the variability that characterizes most collected volumes, is that all of the authors came through. Each wrestled with important questions and developed his answers in detail. There were no slackers. The authors and editors are to be congratulated.' -- Hugh Rockoff, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, US for EH.NetTable of ContentsContents: Introduction M.J. Oliver and D.H. Aldcroft 1. ‘Destruction. . . and Misery’: The First World War J. Singleton 2. The Great Depression, 1929–33 W.R. Garside 3. The Second World War as an Economic Disaster N. Ferguson 4. The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of OPEC M. Beenstock 5. Inflation in the Twentieth Century F.H. Capie 6. Financial Crises M.J. Oliver 7. Stock Market Crashes G.E. Wood 8. The Demise of the Command Economies in the Soviet Union and its Outer Empire S. Morewood 9. The Fatal Inversion: The African Growth Disaster D.H. Aldcroft Index

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Book SynopsisWith air transport becoming an increasingly vital part of the economy, the regulatory reform of this market has been a major development in European political economy. This book focuses on two market failures within the airline industry - market power and environmental externalities - and analyses how they have been affected by deregulation. The author employs economic models complemented by extensive empirical research, to demonstrate how the introduction of competition, brought about by liberalization, has resulted in considerable consumer benefits. The author argues that these benefits, such as increased choice through the expansion of operations, must be off set against increased environmental costs including greater noise pollution and emissions, not to mention the reduction of profits that often accompany market liberalization. In the process the book tackles a number of important issues including the background and history of airline regulation in the EU, the basic policy trade-off between monopoly power and external costs, monetary valuation of externalities, and the relationship between airline scheduling and external costs. Perhaps surprisingly, the author concludes that even in the presence of environmental costs, the introduction of competition in airline markets has resulted in net welfare improvements. Policymakers, as well as practitioners and researchers of environmental and transport economics, should draw great value from this original and pertinent volume.Trade Review'. . . the author makes an interesting contribution to the international aviation literature. This book should be on the reading list of anybody with a serious interest in (the environmental impact of) aviation.' -- Eric Pels, Journal of Air Transport Management'The author makes a timely contribution to the literature by examining the impacts of regulatory reform on airline market structure and competition, as well as on the environmental costs of air travel. This book is an informative and scholarly piece that provides a forthright assessment of the gains and losses to be expected from airline market reform.' -- Robin Lindsey, University of Alberta, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Regulation and Reform in Aviation Part I: Environmental Costs in Air Transport Markets 3. Evaluating Environmental Externalities 4. Noise 5. Emissions 6. Environmental Costs in European Aviation Part II: Economic Analysis of Air Transport Liberalization 7. Frequency Choice in Air Transport Markets 8. Frequency Choice and Liberalization: Simulation Modeling 9. Airline Liberalization in Networks 10. Welfare Effects of European Airline Liberalization 11. Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe institutional economy is the economy of rules and laws, conventions and precedents. It is prices but also practices, change but also constancy, individual but also interdependence. David Reisman argues that conformity and repetition as well as new initiatives and mould-breaking departures constitute the essence of supply and demand. This thorough and comprehensive book examines the role that institutions play in economic life. The discussion begins with common values, shared traditions and individual habits which have their roots in the past. It goes on to consider consumer preferences, needs and wants, altruism, malevolence, intrinsic motivation, organisational memory and the social capital that is embedded in networks and communities. Its conclusion is that there is a case for a broadly-based economics which is a science of norms and standards as well as a theory of prices and costs. Culture is continuity and pattern. Precisely the same is true of supply and demand.The Institutional Economy deals with a topic that is of increasing importance in social economics and political economy. It will be of interest to all social scientists concerned to make demand and supply more relevant to the economic conditions of the present day.Trade Review'This book is well structured and easy to follow, even though it deals with difficult material. It deserves to be read by all who are interested in escaping the narrow boundaries of current mainstream economics.' -- Anna Soci, Review of Political EconomyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Economy as Society 3. Present as Past 4. Society as Past 5. People and Things 6. Benevolence 7. Malevolence 8. Needs and Wants 9. The Demand to Supply 10. Organisational Order 11. Organisational Cost 12. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book, leading experts in the field examine the effects of the recent growth in concentration in the European food retailing sector. In particular, the book develops a number of buyer power propositions and builds on the previous work of several of the authors, to consider how the growth of large supermarket chains affects competition in food retailing. The authors outline the theoretical and policy analysis underpinning the work and assess evidence on the size and growth of supermarket chains across the EU. Whilst not entirely critical, they suggest that there is strong evidence in some countries that supermarkets use their buying power to impose unfair terms and conditions on suppliers, particularly affecting small suppliers.The authors use case studies, to provide an in-depth analysis of four European countries, namely France, Germany, Spain and the UK. The book ends with a discussion of policy issues against a backdrop of likely future trends in concentration in this area.Academics working in the areas of microeconomics and industrial economics as well as those involved in European competition policy more generally, such as lawyers, civil servants and consultancy groups, will find this volume enlightening.Trade Review'This excellent book is a major contribution to our understanding of the nature, behaviour and degree of competition amongst food retailers in both empirical and theoretical terms. . . for those teaching food industry economics, the book's clarity of approach and provision of large volumes of data will make it an invaluable reference text for students.' -- C.W. Morgan, Journal of Agricultural Economics'This book presents a timely and interesting overview of retail power in the European food market. By approaching the subject primarily from an economist's perspective, the material adds value to that already available from marketing and management academics. It also illustrates, quite clearly, the problems of comparability of data, and the definitions and measurements of retail power, which make retailing such a complex (and interesting) sector to study.' -- Steven Burt, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management'Buyer Power and Competition in European Food Retailing without doubt makes a valuable contribution to the academic literature on European retailing.' -- John Dawson, Journal of Contemporary European Studies'The authors are to be congratulated on tackling a difficult and extremely important topic in such an authoritative way. The empirical evidence they present and analyse on concentration amongst large retailers in the European food industry is likely to remain a prime source of reference for subsequent researchers for a very long time. In addition, the framework they develop to analyse "competitive" issues in the sector will, probably, find its way into future antitrust investigations.' -- Michael Utton, University of Reading, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Theoretical and Policy Underpinnings 2. The Economics of Monopsony and Buyer Bargaining Power 3. Buyer Power Propositions 4. Definition and Measures of Buyer Power 5. Competition Policy and Buyer Power Part II: Statistical Analysis 6. An Overview of Market Structure Based on Existing Sources 7. The EU Retail Food Market Share Matrix Part III: Case Studies 8. Food Retailing in France 9. German Food Retailing 10. Food Retailing in Spain 11. United Kingdom Food Retailing 12. Issues and Lessons Arising from the Case Studies 13. Summary and Conclusions Appendix: Questionnaires and Interviews Reference Index

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Book SynopsisPrice and Markup Behaviour in Manufacturing examines the role that cost, competing domestic and foreign prices, domestic demand and market structure play in determining the price and markup of manufacturing firms across a range of countries and industries. Michael Olive models imperfectly competitive behaviour at the firm level, establishing logical relationships between these variables. Aggregating these relationships gives predictions for price and markup at the industry level.Empirical analysis is carried out by estimating a pricing equation for 11 industrialised countries in Asia, Europe and North America, and for 24 International Standard Industrial Classification industries from 1970 to 1991. The results exhibit a pattern of incomplete pass-through from competing foreign price into industry price and markups that are not fixed. The author illustrates that for higher levels of industry concentration cost becomes less influential in determining industry price, while the opposite is true for competing domestic and foreign prices. This comprehensive and thorough examination of the literature on pricing, the innovative model development and the comparative analysis in this study will be of great interest to government policymakers and academics wanting to keep abreast of new developments in the area of pricing and markup.Trade Review'This is a well-written piece of work which focuses on price and markup behaviour. It surveys previous studies, and makes its own additions to the theory of pricing. The main contribution of the work is the empirical work in which the author undertakes the estimation of price equations for a number of countries on a comparable basis. In this way the book adds to the understanding of price behaviour.' -- Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds, UK'Michael Olive makes an important contribution to our understanding of price dynamics and the determinants of markups in the global economy. He estimates domestic and foreign influences on pricing in 24 manufacturing industries over 11 major industrial countries, using data covering the rise and decline of worldwide inflation from 1970 through 1991. The results show that the major influence on price inflation in an industry is invariably the change in its own production cost. However, upward movements in the domestic business cycle and increases in prices of both foreign competitors and other domestic industries often significantly increase inflation, particularly in industries with both high trade exposure and high concentration of domestic production (i.e. a small number of domestic producers). These results should be of great interest to economic policymakers as well as to academics trying to unravel the complexities of inflation in a highly interdependent modern economy. As an extra bonus, there is a very thorough and insightful discussion of pricing theory and previous empirical work on pricing in open economies.' -- Harry Bloch, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology, Australia'Olive provides an unusually broad and deep literature review, which will be useful to other scholars. And he adds to this his own original and successful research into the increasingly important question of the determinants of international differences in pricing behaviour.' -- Tim Hazledine, University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Overview 2. Perspectives on Price and Markup Behaviour Part II: An Empirically Testable Model 3. A Comparative Static Analysis of the Firm 4. A Model of Manufacturing Industry Pricing Part III: Estimation using Cross Country Data 5. Estimation of the Model when Demand Functions are Similar and Conjectural Elasticities are the Same Across Industries 6. Estimation of the Model when Demand Functions and Conjectural Elasticities Differ Across Industries Part IV: Discussion and Conclusion 7. Price and Markup Behaviour in Manufacturing Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe book analyses the evolution of research and innovation policies in the world's leading countries. The last decade has witnessed a radical transformation of the landscape shaped after World War II, as described in the seminal collection edited by Richard Nelson in the early 1990s. Even though national systems have inherited different institutional arrangements and trajectories, analyses show three major converging trends in their public policies. There has been a retraction from support to large firms and programmes and a shift toward small to medium enterprises and the innovation infrastructure; the focus on public research and training capabilities is growing; and there has been a redesign of public intervention with the growing role of regions and states on one hand and multinational authorities on the other, particularly in the European Union.The authors, all leading scholars in innovation research, provide thorough analytical descriptions of the national innovation system in their country and set that system in historical perspective. Each chapter is written so the reader can easily make comparisons between countries and regions. Six major issues are identified and addressed in each chapter: the dynamics of universities and their relations with the economy the evolving role of defence R&D and other large public programmes the growth of technology policies and the innovative capabilities of SMEs the changing rationale for government laboratories the growing role of regions in fostering innovation the capability of government to adapt to rapid changes in innovation systems. This essential book will be of interest to scholars and students of science, technology and innovation policy, management, institutional economics and managers of research and innovation policies at a national and local level.Trade Review'The book is quite valuable, with its broad international coverage of state activities in the area of research and innovation support. It should also foster serious debates on the balance between public and private efforts in research and innovation.' -- Mats Benner, Journal of Economic Literature'. . . this book provides the reader with a valuable summary of national public policy approaches to research and innovation at the end of the twentieth century and is a useful addition to the shelves of industrial policy experts.' -- David Gray, Entrepreneurship and InnovationTable of ContentsContents: 1. General Introduction: A Focus on Research and Innovation Policies 2. The United States National Innovation System after the Cold War 3. Research Policy Trends in the United States: Civilian Technology Programs, Defense Technology and the Deployment of the National Laboratories 4. The Structure and Perspective of Science and Technology Policy in Japan 5. The Research, Development and Innovation System in Korea 6. The Emergence of a New European Union Research and Innovation Policy 7. The German Innovation System 8. The United Kingdom National System of Research, Technology and Innovation 9. The Netherlands: Science Policy by Mediation 10. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in Finland 11. The Spanish System of Research 12. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in Italy 13. French Research and Innovation Policy: Two Decades of Transformation 14. General Conclusion: Three Major Trends in Research and Innovation Policies Index

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Book SynopsisThe behaviour of long term, secular trends and shorter run, business cycle, movements in economic data have long been a concern of economists, statisticians and econometricians. The isolation and interpretation of cyclical movements was the basis for early empirical work in economics, while the early dynamic models were constructed to reproduce cyclical fluctuations. The first econometric models analysed the cyclical path of economies, while focusing attention on the processes that generate trends in economic variables has led to the recent revolution in time series econometrics.Long Term Trends and Business Cycles brings together the key contributions in these various areas and comprises 54 papers published from 1923 to 1999. It will be of interest to economists and econometricians engaged in the analysis of macroeconomic time series.Trade Review'Understanding business cycle fluctuations in market economies has long been a central concern of economics. The study of long term trends and business cycles and the extent to which they can be usefully separated has absorbed the energies of our best statisticians, econometricians and economists for at least the last 100 years. The readings in these two volumes provide an excellent map to explore a field that continues to expand rapidly. It covers the early largely statistical approaches, through to the Cowles Commission and NBER approaches and on to the real business cycle literature of the last 15 years. An essential reference for any serious student of macroeconomics.' -- Sean Holly, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Terence C. Mills PART I FIRST ATTEMPTS AT MEASURING BUSINESS CYCLES 1. Joseph Kitchin (1923), ‘Cycles and Trends in Economic Factors’ 2. Edwin Frickey (1934), ‘The Problem of Secular Trend’ 3. Joseph A. Schumpeter (1935), ‘The Analysis of Economic Change’ PART II TRADITIONAL BUSINESS CYCLE THEORIES 4. Paul A. Samuelson (1939), ‘Interactions Between the Multiplier Analysis and the Principle of Acceleration’ 5. Nicholas Kaldor (1940), ‘A Model of the Trade Cycle’ 6. Lloyd A. Metzler (1941), ‘The Nature and Stability of Inventory Cycles’ PART III SCEPTICAL VIEWS ABOUT BUSINESS CYCLES AND EARLY EMPIRICAL METHODS 7. Irving Fisher (1925), ‘Our Unstable Dollar and the So-called Business Cycle’ 8. Simon Kuznets (1929), ‘Random Events and Cyclical Oscillations’ 9. J.M. Keynes (1939), ‘Professor Tinbergen’s Method’ 10. Jan Tinbergen (1940), ‘On a Method of Statistical Business-Cycle Research. A Reply’ 11. J. Tinbergen (1942), ‘Critical Remarks on Some Business-cycle Theories’ 12. Trygve Haavelmo (1943), ‘Statistical Testing of Business-cycle Theories’ PART IV MEASUREMENT WITHOUT THEORY DEBATE 13. Tjalling C. Koopmans (1947), ‘Measurement Without Theory’ 14. Edward Ames (1948), ‘A Theoretical and Statistical Dilemma – The Contribution of Burns, Mitchell, and Frickey to Business-cycle Theory’ 15. Rutledge Vining and Tjalling C. Koopmans (1949), ‘Methodological Issues in Quantitative Economics’ 16. Milton Friedman (1950), ‘Wesley C. Mitchell as an Economic Theorist’ PART V INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TRENDS AND CYCLES 17. Nicholas Kaldor (1954), ‘The Relation of Economic Growth and Cyclical Fluctuations’ 18. B. Higgins (1955), ‘Interactions of Cycles and Trends’ PART VI MODERN BUSINESS CYCLE THEORIES 19. Victor Zarnowitz (1985), ‘Recent Work on Business Cycles in Historical Perspective: A Review of Theories and Evidence’ 20. William D. Nordhaus (1975), ‘The Political Business Cycle’ 21. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (1975), ‘An Equilibrium Model of the Business Cycle’ 22. Finn E. Kydland and Edward C. Prescott (1982), ‘Time to Build and Aggregate Fluctuations’ 23. John B. Long, Jr. and Charles I. Plosser (1983), ‘Real Business Cycles’ 24. Michael Wickens (1995), ‘Real Business Cycle Analysis: A Needed Revolution in Macroeconometrics’ 25. Francis X. Diebold and Glenn D. Rudebusch (1996), ‘Measuring Business Cycles: A Modern Perspective’ 26. Jeffrey A. Miron and J. Joseph Beaulieu (1996), ‘What Have Macroeconomists Learned About Business Cycles from the Study of Seasonal Cycles?’ PART VII NONLINEAR AND DURATION MODELS OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE 27. Hal R. Varian (1979), ‘Catastrophe Theory and the Business Cycle’ 28. James H. Stock (1987), ‘Measuring Business Cycle Time’ 29. Salih N. Neftçi (1984), ‘Are Economic Time Series Asymmetric over the Business Cycle?’ 30. William A. Brock and Chera L. Sayers (1988), ‘Is the Business Cycle Characterized by Deterministic Chaos?’ 31. Francis X. Diebold and Glenn D. Rudebusch (1990), ‘A Nonparametric Investigation of Duration Dependence in the American Business Cycle’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I DATING BUSINESS CYCLE TURNING POINTS 1. George W. Cloos (1963), ‘How Good Are the National Bureau’s Reference Dates?’ 2. Victor Zarnowitz (1963), ‘On the Dating of Business Cycles’ 3. Michael D. Boldin (1994), ‘Dating Turning Points in the Business Cycle’ 4. Michael J. Artis, Zenon G. Kontolemis and Denise R. Osborn (1997), ‘Business Cycles for G7 and European Countries’ PART II MODELLING TRENDS AND CYCLES IN ECONOMIC TIME SERIES 5. L.R. Klein and R.F. Kosobud (1961), ‘Some Econometrics of Growth: Great Ratios of Economics’ 6. Stephen Beveridge and Charles R. Nelson (1981), ‘A New Approach to Decomposition of Economic Time Series Into Permanent and Transitory Components with Particular Attention to Measurement of the "Business Cycle"’ 7. Charles R. Nelson and Charles I. Plosser (1982), ‘Trends and Random Walks in Macroeconomic Time Series: Some Evidence and Implications’ 8. A.C. Harvey (1985), ‘Trends and Cycles in Macroeconomic Time Series’ 9. James H. Stock and Mark W. Watson (1988), ‘Variable Trends in Economic Time Series’ 10. John H. Cochrane (1988), ‘How Big Is the Random Walk in GNP?’ 11. Robert G. King, Charles I. Plosser, James H. Stock and Mark W. Watson (1991), ‘Stochastic Trends and Economic Fluctuations’ 12. Pierre Perron (1989), ‘The Great Crash, the Oil Price Shock, and the Unit Root Hypothesis’ 13. Nathan S. Balke and Thomas B. Fomby (1991), ‘Shifting Trends, Segmented Trends, and Infrequent Permanent Shocks’ 14. F. Vahid and R.F. Engle (1993), ‘Common Trends and Common Cycles’ PART III DETRENDING ECONOMIC TIME SERIES 15. Mark W. Watson (1986), ‘Univariate Detrending Methods with Stochastic Trends’, Journal of Monetary Economics, 18 (1), July, 49-75 [27] 16. Robert J. Hodrick and Edward C. Prescott (1997), ‘Postwar U.S. Business Cycles: An Empirical Investigation’ 17. Timothy Cogley and James M. Nason (1995), ‘Effects of the Hodrick-Prescott Filter on Trend and Difference Stationary Time Series: Implications for Business Cycle Research’ 18. Marianne Baxter and Robert G. King (1999), ‘Measuring Business Cycles: Approximate Band-pass Filters for Economic Time Series’ 19. Fabio Canova (1998), ‘Detrending and Business Cycle Facts’ 20. Craig Burnside (1998), ‘Detrending and Business Cycle Facts: A Comment’ PART IV HISTORICAL EXAMINATIONS OF TRENDS AND CYCLES 21. Terence C. Mills and N.F.R. Crafts (1996), ‘Trend Growth in British Industrial Output, 1700–1913: A Reappraisal’ 22. Milton Friedman and Anna J. Schwartz (1963), ‘Money and Business Cycles’ 23. Christina D. Romer (1994), ‘Remeasuring Business Cycles’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the conception of economic development in modern regions, which has gone through a fundamental change since the early 1980s. Regions are today increasingly looked upon as independent market places that are connected via interregional and international trade and not as administrative units embodied in a national state.Two complementary theoretical frameworks explain the specialization of economic activity at the regional level. The traditional approach assumes that the comparative advantages of regions depend upon differences in the supply of lasting resources. In contrast the new complementary framework called the New Economic Geography, assumes that the dynamic interaction between geographical market potentials and rational firms in its own way creates the comparative advantage of regions. The contributors to this book examine the policy implications of the complementarity of the competing views in a variety of geographic and functional contexts. The first set of papers examines the effect of regional policy on firm locational decision-making. This leads to another set evaluating a variety of regional policy efforts. New and different methodological approaches are examined in another set of papers. The final part of the book focuses on new concepts.Economists, geographers and readers interested in regionalization, trade and development will find this book informative.Trade Review'Edward Elgar books are very well organized with a comfortable lay-out and easy to use for readers. . . I think the book is very valuable for students in regional economics as well as in economic geography. . . I enjoyed reading the book very much. . . and strongly recommend it to scholars, students and others interested in the field of regional development and policy.' -- Frans Boekema, The Economic Journal'The reader who sets him or herself the task of reading through the book will go away enriched by new specialized knowledge and methodology.' -- Ryszard Domanski, Geographia PolonicaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Regional Policy and Location Part II: Evaluating Regional Policy Part III: Regional Policy: Methodological Approaches Part IV: New Concepts and Perspectives Index

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Book SynopsisThis outstanding collection charts the work of Jan Fagerberg on the relationship between technology, growth and international competitiveness. With an original introduction and a mix of previously published and unpublished material, the book covers all the main issues including: the technology gap and differences of growth and welfare; structural factors in the growth of exports and production, and the relationship between growth of GDP and trade performance. The final chapter presents a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and applied work on technology and competitiveness.Trade Review'Students and researchers who do not know much about Neo-Schumpeterian macroeconomics should read this book. It offers quick and easy access to well-respected empirical articles in this area and to some policy-oriented articles of interest especially to researchers oriented towards technology policy in smaller, open economies. Researchers who are already quite familiar with this type of work should do three things. First, they should advise their students to read this volume. Second, they should borrow this book from these students to read the introduction, and third, they should closely monitor future work by Jan Fagerberg.' -- Bart Los, Journal of Evolutionary Economics'A brilliant, articulate and eminently readable collection of essays by one of Norway's leading economists.' -- Angus Maddison, University of Groningen, The Netherlands'For over 20 years, Jan Fagerberg has been one of the most authoritative and also one of the most original writers on the theory of economic growth. He combines a deep grounding in classical growth theory with a thorough critical understanding of the quantitative techniques used in many contemporary and recent growth models. His own approach is characterised by breadth of historical analysis as well as quantitative empirical rigour. This is a rare combination and these essays deserve to be very widely read and discussed.' -- Christopher Freeman, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UK and Maastricht University, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Technology and Growth 1. A Technology Gap Approach to Why Growth Rates Differ 2. ‘Modern Capitalism’ in the 1970s and 1980s 3. East Asian Growth: A Critical Assessment 4. Heading for Divergence? Regional Growth in Europe Reconsidered 5. Technology, Growth and Unemployment across European Regions 6. Vision and Fact: A Critical Essay on the Growth Literature Part II: Technology, Trade and Structural Change 7. Structural Changes in International Trade: Who Gains, Who Loses? 8. The Method of Constant Market Shares Analysis Reconsidered 9. Diffusion, Structural Change and Intra-Regional Trade: The Case of Nordic Countries 1961–1983 10. Small Open Economies in the World Market for Electronics: The Case of the Nordic Countries 11. Europe at the Crossroads: The Challenge from Innovation-Based Growth Part III: Technology and Competitiveness 12. International Competitiveness 13. User–Producer Interaction, Learning and Comparative Advantage 14. Is There a Large-Country Advantage in High-Tech? 15. Competitiveness, Scale and R&D 16. Technology and Competitiveness Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisContains 61 articles, dating from 1890 to 2005.Trade Review’This is the ultimate collection of primary documents and previously published economic articles on cartels, carefully selected and clearly presented in ten parts. Although the focus is mainly on the economics of cartels, lawyers will also find extremely interesting material on historical cartel agreements, theoretical and empirical studies on cartel enforcement and game-theory analyses of cartel behaviour. A must have for any serious competition law library.’ -- Ioannis Lianos, World Competition’Salant and Levenstein have brought together a dominant position in the English-language literature on cartels. This collection should be on the bookshelf of every economist seriously interested in competition policy.’ -- F.M. Scherer, Harvard University, US’Issues of cartel formation, cartel stability and cartel detection have long been at the center of the study of industrial organization and the design and enforcement of regulatory policy. These volumes provide an invaluable collection of the most important articles in this field. They make accessible a number of important historical pieces and also provide a nice mix of theory and empiricism. They should form a standard reference for those interested in industrial organization in general and regulation in particular.’ -- George Norman, Tufts University, USTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Margaret C. Levenstein and Stephen W. Salant PART I HISTORICAL AGREEMENTS FOR VOLUME RESTRICTING ARRANGEMENTS 1. (1891), ‘Agreement of the Southern Railway and Steamship Association’ 2. Document ref #080017 – Agreement Between the Dow Chemical Company and the Deutsche Bromkonvention regarding the Global Bromine Market, Midland, MI: Post Street Archives 3. (1943), ‘International Steel Agreement. September 30, 1926’ 4. (1945), ‘International Sulphur Agreement of 1934’ and ‘Sulphur Agreement of 1936’ 5. (1945), ‘World Copper Agreement of 1935’ 6. (1945), ‘American-German Agreement of 1938 Concerning Electro Appliances’ 7. (1974), Marketing Agreement for Navel Oranges Grown in Arizona and Designated Part of California, Washington, DC: US Department of Agriculture, Consumer and Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Division and Submission on Behalf of the California Arizona Citrus League 8. (1980), International Electrical Association: A Continuing Cartel, Report prepared for the Use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce United States House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, June, Washington, DC: US GPO 9. (2000), An Inside Look at a Cartel at Work: Common Characteristics of International Cartels, Speech by James M. Griffin, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, April 6 PART II THE “CARTEL PROBLEM” A Theoretical 10. Don Patinkin (1947), ‘Multiple-Plant Firms, Cartels, and Imperfect Competition’ 11. Joe S. Bain (1948), ‘Output Quotas in Imperfect Cartels’ 12. George J. Stigler (1964), ‘A Theory of Oligopoly’ 13. D.K. Osborne (1976), ‘Cartel Problems’ B Empirical 14. Richard A. Posner (1970), ‘A Statistical Study of Antitrust Enforcement’ 15. Joseph C. Gallo, Kenneth Dau-Schmidt, Joseph L. Craycraft and Charles J. Parker (2000), ‘Department of Justice Antitrust Enforcement, 1955–1997: An Empirical Study’ PART III MONITORING/ENFORCEMENT A Theoretical 16. James W. Friedman (1971), ‘A Non-cooperative Equilibrium for Supergames’ 17. Edward J. Green and Robert H. Porter (1984), ‘Noncooperative Collusion under Imperfect Price Information’ 18. Dilip Abreu, David Pearce and Ennio Stacchetti (1990), ‘Toward a Theory of Discounted Repeated Games with Imperfect Monitoring’ 19. Peter C. Cramton and Thomas R. Palfrey (1990), ‘Cartel Enforcement with Uncertainty About Costs’ 20. Drew Fudenberg, David Levine and Eric Maskin (1994), ‘The Folk Theorem with Imperfect Public Information’ 21. Julio J. Rotemberg and Garth Saloner (1986), ‘A Supergame-Theoretic Model of Price Wars during Booms’ 22. John Haltiwanger and Joseph E. Harrington, Jr. (1991), ‘The Impact of Cyclical Demand Movements on Collusive Behavior’ 23. Jean-Pierre Benoit and Vijay Krishna (1985), ‘Finitely Repeated Games’ 24. B. Douglas Bernheim and Michael D. Whinston (1990), ‘Multimarket Contact and Collusive Behavior’ B Empirical 25. Robert H. Porter (1983), ‘A Study of Cartel Stability: The Joint Executive Committee, 1880–1886’ 26. Glenn Ellison (1994), ‘Theories of Cartel Stability and the Joint Executive Committee’ 27. Margaret C. Levenstein (1997), ‘Price Wars and the Stability of Collusion: A Study of the Pre-World War I Bromine Industry’ 28. Margaret E. Slade (1992), ‘Vancouver’s Gasoline-Price Wars: An Empirical Exercise in Uncovering Supergame Strategies’ 29. Severin Borenstein and Andrea Shepard (1996), ‘Dynamic Pricing in Retail Gasoline Markets’ PART IV INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS 30. Gérard Gaudet and Stephen W. Salant (1991), ‘Increasing the Profits of a Subset of Firms in Oligopoly Models with Strategic Substitutes’ 31. Claude D’Aspremont, Alexis Jacquemin, Jean Jaskold Gabszewicz and John A. Weymark (1983), ‘On The Stability of Collusive Price Leadership’ 32. Joel M. Podolny and Fiona M. Scott Morton (1999), ‘Social Status, Entry and Predation: The Case of British Shipping Cartels 1879–1929’ 33. George Symeonidis (2000), ‘Price Competition and Market Structure: The Impact of Cartel Policy on Concentration in the UK’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I HETEROGENEITY 1. Steven N. Wiggins and Gary D. Libecap (1987), ‘Firm Heterogeneities and Cartelization Efforts in Domestic Crude Oil’ 2. William S. Hallagan (1985), ‘Contracting Problems and the Adoption of Regulatory Cartels’ 3. Jonathan Cave and Stephen W. Salant (1995), ‘Cartel Quotas Under Majority Rule’ 4. Barbara J. Alexander (1997), ‘Failed Cooperation in Heterogeneous Industries Under the National Recovery Administration’ 5. Joseph E. Harrington Jr. (1991), ‘The Determination of Price and Output Quotas in a Heterogeneous Cartel’ 6. Olivier Compte, Frédéric Jenny and Patrick Rey (2002), ‘Capacity Constraints, Mergers and Collusion’ PART II VERTICAL RESTRAINTS 7. B. Douglas Bernheim and Michael D. Whinston (1985), ‘Common Marketing Agency as a Device for Facilitating Collusion’ 8. Elizabeth Granitz and Benjamin Klein (1996), ‘Monopolization by “Raising Rivals’ Costs”: The Standard Oil Case’ 9. Patrick Rey and Joseph Stiglitz (1995), ‘The Role of Exclusive Territories in Producers’ Competition’ PART III NATURAL RESOURCE CARTELS 10. Glenn C. Loury (1986), ‘A Theory of ‘Oil’igopoly: Cournot Equilibrium in Exhaustible Resource Markets with Fixed Supplies’ 11. Charles F. Mason and Stephen Polasky (2005), ‘What Motivates Membership in Non-Renewable Resource Cartels?: The Case of OPEC’ 12. Stephen Polasky (1992), ‘Do Oil Producers Act as ‘Oil’igopolists?’ 13. Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason and Robert S. Pindyck (1987), ‘Cartel Theory and Cartel Experience in International Minerals Markets’ 14. Debora L. Spar (1994), ‘The Power to Persuade and the Success of the International Diamond Cartel’ 15. Gary D. Libecap and James L. Smith (2004), ‘Political Constraints on Government Cartelization: The Case of Oil Production Regulation in Texas and Saudi Arabia’ PART IV CONTRACTING AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES 16. Kai-Uwe Kühn (2001), ‘Fighting Collusion by Regulating Communication between Firms’ 17. Valerie Y. Suslow (2005), ‘Cartel Contract Duration: Empirical Evidence from Inter-War International Cartels’ 18. David Genesove and Wallace P. Mullin (2001), ‘Rules, Communication, and Collusion: Narrative Evidence from the Sugar Institute Case’ 19. Margaret E. Slade (1990), ‘Strategic Pricing Models and Interpretation of Price-War Data’ PART V COLLUSION AND INVESTMENT 20. Chaim Fershtman and Ariel Pakes (2000), ‘A Dynamic Oligopoly with Collusion and Price Wars’ 21. Carl Davidson and Raymond Deneckere (1990), ‘Excess Capacity and Collusion’ 22. Chaim Fershtman and Neil Gandal (1994), ‘Disadvantageous Semicollusion’ 23. Frode Steen and Lars Sørgard (1999), ‘Semicollusion in the Norwegian Cement Market’ 24. George Symeonidis (2001), ‘Price Competition, Innovation and Profitability: Theory and UK Evidence’ PART VI CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL CARTELS 25. John M. Connor (2001), ‘“Our Customers Are Our Enemies”: The Lysine Cartel of 1992–1995’ 26. Lawrence J. White (2001), ‘Lysine and Price Fixing: How Long? How Severe?’ 27. Simon J. Evenett, Margaret C. Levenstein and Valerie Y. Suslow (2001), ‘International Cartel Enforcement: Lessons from the 1990s’ 28. Margaret Levenstein and Valerie Y. Suslow (2004), ‘Contemporary International Cartels and Developing Countries: Economic Effects and Implications for Competition Policy’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis highly innovative and original book proposes evolutionary microeconomics as a synthesis of the collective schools of heterodox economic thought with complex systems theory and graph theory. The book charts a research programme for evolutionary economics that encompasses the theory of dynamic efficiency and emergence in markets, a computational model of the learning and interacting agent, a competence based theory of the firm and the household, and, via a theory of expectations and plans, an agent-based foundation to macroeconomics.Principally a work of meta-theory, The New Evolutionary Microeconomics argues for a radical refocus of microeconomic research toward the evolutionary nature of institutions, preferences, technology and knowledge.This challenging new book should prove timely and important for evolutionary and computational economists as well as those in the fields of managerial economics, business studies and marketing.Trade Review'Assessing this book on its own merits leads me to conclude that it is based upon a very clearly structured and argued central thesis. Further, the arguments in support of the thesis are compelling and the citations upon which it draws are authoritative. . . Ultimately the outstanding distinction of this book is the broad compass of the material and the coherent tapestry that Potts has weaved from it. It is a work of rare ambition and this is quite unusual in the staid realm of academia. . . this is an important addition to the corpus of economic knowledge. . . This book deserves a wide audience and I recommend it to all economists without hesitation.' -- Tim Wakeley, Journal of Economic Psychology'In my view this is one of the most important books on the theory of evolutionary economics in the last half century and perhaps the most consequential work in the area since Richard Nelson and Sidney Winter's famous volume of 1982. . . I picked this book up and could not put it down, it is a fantastic read - a brilliant volume. It really is a very major and highly original piece of work.' -- Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire, UK'The New Evolutionary Microeconomics is a work of unusually broad and often deep scholarship, tackling a very big issue and dealing with it forcefully. This book is nothing less than a fundamental critique of the very basis of neoclassical microeconomics, and a proposal for the structure of a new "evolutionary" theory. It made for fascinating reading and I hope and expect we will hear more of Jason Potts and his research programme.' -- Tim Hazeldine, University of Auckland, New Zealand'Jason Potts has written an ambitious and excellent book on the micro foundations of evolutionary economics. He has covered a wide range of literature and integrated the diverse strands into a coherent argument. It is a carefully crafted piece of work.' -- Stan Metcalfe, University of Manchester, UK'I think this is a very good book . . . Potts writes very, very well and some of his exposition of technical points and issues is spectacularly good.' -- Richard R. Nelson, Columbia University, US'This is a well structured, well written and imaginative book. It connected very effectively with my own ways of thinking while providing enlightening new perspectives and indeed substantive novelty. My recent writing would have been better had I been able to read this book first, and if my future writing is not better as a result of reading it that will be my fault.' -- Brian J. Loasby, University of Stirling, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Geometry of Economic Space 3. Economic Systems 4. Systems Theory and Complexity 5. The Microeconomic Agent 6. Production Systems and Competence 7. The Theory of Expectations 8. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisBased on the assumption that without understanding institutions, economists cannot make satisfactory policy prescriptions, this book draws some insightful conclusions on the strengths and limitations of applied economics in the field of heritage. Sicily provides an interesting and unique backdrop against which the study is set, demonstrating the economic complexities of heritage and the range of economic tools and concepts which can be employed to analyse it. The book is a compilation of various approaches that economists trained in different branches of economics have brought to bear on heritage. It considers the political economy of heritage policy from a variety of different perspectives. These include a study of the economic problems of defining and valuing culture and, through detailed case studies in the economics of regulation, an examination of the incentives and principal-agent problems in the management of heritage policy. The authors move on to discuss the public choice view of fiscal federalism and look at the problems of assessing the efficiency of policy measures. Finally, they provide an interesting overview of the national experiences of France, Scotland and Italy in terms of heritage policy.Taking a new institutional approach, this book is as much a concise manual of applied economics as a contribution to cultural economics. It stresses the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the study of heritage and offers a unique opportunity to understand law-making and administrative procedures in the civil code tradition. It will be essential reading for students, researchers and academics of cultural economics, as well as policymakers wanting to assess the value and efficiency of heritage policies.Trade Review'So much economics is written for its club members that it is refreshing to come across a book of essays which is accessible in large measure to those with a working knowledge of economic issues. It is much more than that because it makes a persuasive case for the use of economic analysis in deciding in which areas governments can sensibly act in the presentation and preservation of heritage. Although related specifically to Sicily, the rich heritage of this delectable island offers a unique opportunity for revealing all the major problems of estimating the value of historical artefacts.' -- Sir Alan Peacock, David Hume Institute, Edinburgh, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Institutions 1. The Cultural Economy of Heritage 2. The Organisation and Finance of Cultural Heritage in Sicily 3. Heritage Conservation: The Role of Heritage Authorities 4. Organisation and Decision-making in the Heritage Sector in Sicily Part II: Supply of Heritage 5. Measuring the Efficiency of Museums: A Case Study in Sicily 6. Heritage and Tourism 7. The Role of Non-profit Organisations in the Finance of Heritage 8. New Technologies and Heritage Part III: Demand for Heritage 9. Methods for Measuring the Demand for the Arts and Heritage: Theoretical Issues 10. A Contingent Valuation Study of Willingness to Pay for Heritage Visits: Case Study of Noto 11. Organised Art Consumption Part IV: Comparative Perspectives 12. Constrained Choice and Heritage Designation: Its Application 13. Funding Heritage: The Scottish Experience 14. Heritage Administration in Italy: Problems and Progress Index

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Book SynopsisCompetition, Monopoly and Corporate Governance covers three broad themes, each associated with a particular strand of Keith Cowling's own writings in industrial economics and each represented by four specially commissioned papers.Providing a critical perspective on many current issues in industrial economics the themes are as follows: internationalisation, trans-nationalism and technical change; monopoly, oligopoly and social welfare; and corporate governance, mergers and the evolution of industrial structure. These chapters provide a challenge to much of the prevailing orthodoxy. There is also an appreciation of Keith Cowling's long association with the University of Warwick, spanning more than 30 years. A distinguished series of authors have contributed to the book, including several of Europe's best-known industrial economists. Academics, economists and political scientists in the area of industrial economics will find this volume invaluable.Trade Review'Keith Cowling, as a teacher and researcher has, for more than a generation, inspired industrial economists to examine and question the workings of the market economy. This remarkable volume reflects the breadth and significance of Professor Cowling's influence. The papers, by a distinguished cast of colleagues and former students, provide an excellent overview of the current state of play in related areas including: market structure, corporate power and governance, technical change, and social welfare. Anyone interested in these issues will find both stimulation and inspiration from these papers. I certainly enjoyed reading them. Despite potential complexities the style is always lively and accessible. All in all, this is a fitting tribute to a key figure in the economics of industrial organisation.' -- John Cubbin, City University London, UK'I very much enjoyed reading this collection of papers. First and foremost, they do justice to Keith Cowling - to his inspirational teaching and innovative research career. Second, a number of the papers are of genuine interest in their own right. Keith's (albeit indirect) influence is evident throughout, and Mike Waterson should be congratulated in putting together such a valuable volume.' -- Stephen Davies, University of East Anglia, UK'For more than three decades, Keith Cowling has been making substantial contributions to industrial economics, and to the development of industrial policy and strategy. These essays in his honour encompass the main themes of his work dealing with issues ranging over mergers and acquisitions, technical change, welfare implications of oligopoly, corporate governance and others. This volume provides a set of interesting papers which are a fine tribute to the contributions of Keith Cowling.' -- Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Internationalisation, Trans-nationalism and Technical Change 1. Coordination and Hierarchy in the Japanese Firm: The Strategic Decision-making Approach vs. Aoki 2. Multinationals and Labour: Evidence from the International Acquisition of UK Firms 3. Financial Constraints on Innovation: A European Cross-Country Study 4. Internationalism and Economic Development: Transnational Corporations, Small Firm Networking and Universities Part II: Monopoly, Oligopoly and Social Welfare 5. ‘Price–Cost Margins and Market Structure’ Revisited 6. Labour Supply, Efficient Bargains and Countervailing Power 7. Market Share Instability and the Competitive Process 8. Oligopoly and Rent-seeking: Cowling and Mueller Revisited Part III: Corporate Governance, Mergers and the Evolution of Industrial Structure 9. The Finance Literature on Mergers: A Critical Survey 10. Incentives to Corporate Governance Activism 11. Perspectives on the Governance of Executive Compensation 12. Advertising and the Evolution of Market Structure in the US Car Industry 13. Keith Cowling and Warwick: The Contribution to the University 14. Keith Cowling’s Academic Publications Index

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Book SynopsisThis important and timely two-volume collection presents the key issues and processes that surround recent large-scale financial crises - in Asia, Latin America, and elsewhere - and identifies procedures that will help to avoid and manage crises. The articles are drawn from leading journals in political economy, international relations, political science and economics. The reconstruction of the international financial architecture is identified as a working compromise which brings together neo-Keynesian and neo-liberal principles but which, in itself, cannot fully answer the challenges of systemic risk. Globalization processes contribute to systemic risk and complicate the efforts of the IMF and other international financial institutions to create order and stability. The Political Economy of Financial Crises will be invaluable to a broad interdisciplinary audience as a reference source to support teaching and research.Trade Review'This excellent two-volume collection approaches financial crises from the perspective of political economy as an interdisciplinary framework in which markets are social mechanisms and a broad institutional perspective is required. . . There are essays on governance, regionalism, and market versus political authority, in addition to the more expected topics. The breadth of approach allows for multifaceted debate in the thousand-plus pages of these volumes, and such debate is salutary.' -- William K. Tabb, Queens College, CUNY, US'There is a wealth of information and analysis here. . . the reader of these volumes will find a very comprehensive analysis of past emerging-country crises as well as plenty of pointers to the next one.' -- John Calverley, The Business EconomistTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Roy E. Allen PART I ISSUES AND CONCEPTS 1. Riccardo De Bonis, Alessandro Giustiniani and Giorgio Gomel (1999), ‘Crises and Bail-Outs of Banks and Countries: Linkages, Analogies, and Differences’ 2. Graciela L. Kaminsky and Carmen M. Reinhart (1999), ‘The Twin Crises: The Causes of Banking and Balance-of-Payments Problems’ 3. J.A. Kregel (1998), ‘Derivatives and Global Capital Flows: Applications to Asia’ 4. Brigitte Granville (1999), ‘Bingo or Fiasco? The Global Financial Situation is not Guaranteed’ 5. Prema-chandra Athukorala and Peter G. Warr (2002), ‘Vulnerability to a Currency Crisis: Lessons from the Asian Experience’ 6. Philip G. Cerny (1993), ‘The Political Economy of International Finance’ 7. Eric Helleiner (1995), ‘Explaining the Globalization of Financial Markets: Bringing States Back In’ 8. Alan Greenspan (1998), ‘The Globalization of Finance’ 9. Jonathan Nitzan (1998), ‘Differential Accumulation: Towards a New Political Economy of Capital’ 10. Robert Wade and Frank Veneroso (1998), ‘The Asian Crisis: The High Debt Model Versus the Wall Street-Treasury-IMF Complex’ 11. Chalmers Johnson (1998), ‘Economic Crisis in East Asia: The Clash of Capitalisms’ 12. Linda Y.C. Lim (1998), ‘Whose ‘Model’ Failed? Implications of the Asian Economic Crisis’ 13. George Soros (1998-99), ‘Capitalism’s Last Chance?’ 14. Susan Strange (1998), ‘The New World of Debt’ 15. Charles Morris and Klara Parrish (1997), ‘Maintaining Financial Stability in a Global Economy: A Summary of the Bank’s 1997 Symposium’ PART II MODELS, COMMON PATTERNS 16. Paul Krugman (1979), ‘A Model of Balance-of-Payments Crises’ 17. Jesper Rangvid (2001), ‘Second Generation Models of Currency Crises’ 18. Paul Krugman (1999), ‘Balance Sheets, the Transfer Problem, and Financial Crises’ 19. Roberto Marchionatti (1999), ‘On Keynes’ Animal Spirits’ 20. Rod Cross and Douglas Strachan (1997), ‘On George Soros and Economic Analysis’ 21. Graham Bird and Ramkishen S. Rajan (2001), ‘Banks, Financial Liberalisation and Financial Crises in Emerging Markets’ 22. Philip Arestis and Murray Glickman (2002), ‘Financial Crisis in Southeast Asia: Dispelling Illusion the Minskyan Way’ 23. Lance Taylor (1998), ‘Capital Market Crises: Liberalisation, Fixed Exchange Rates and Market-driven Destabilisation’ 24. Taimur Baig and Ilan Goldfajn (2002), ‘Monetary Policy in the Aftermath of Currency Crises: The Case of Asia’ 25. José De Gregorio and Rodrigo O. Valdés (2001), ‘Crisis Transmission: Evidence from the Debt, Tequila, and Asian Flu Crises’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I COUNTRY STUDIES 1. Steven Radelet and Jeffrey D. Sachs (1998), ‘The East Asian Financial Crisis: Diagnosis, Remedies, Prospects’ 2. Nicola Bullard, Walden Bello and Kamal Mallhotra (1998), ‘Taming the Tigers: The IMF and the Asian Crisis’ 3. Chris Dixon (1999), ‘The Developmental Implications of the Pacific Asian Crises: The Thai Experience’ 4. Chung H. Lee, Keun Lee and Kangkook Lee (2002), ‘Chaebols, Financial Liberalization and Economic Crisis: Transformation of Quasi-Internal Organization in Korea’ 5. K.S. Jomo (1998), ‘Malaysian Débâcle: Whose Fault?’ 6. Jonathan Pincus and Rizal Ramli (1998), ‘Indonesia: From Showcase to Basket Case’ 7. Guillermo A. Calvo and Enrique G. Mendoza (1996), ‘Petty Crime and Cruel Punishment: Lessons from the Mexican Debacle’ 8. Francisco Gil-Díaz and Agustín Carstens (1996), ‘One Year of Solitude: Some Pilgrim Tales About Mexico’s 1994–1995 Crisis’ 9. Geisa Maria Rocha (2002), ‘Neo-dependency in Brazil’ 10. Neil Robinson (1999), ‘The Global Economy, Reform and Crisis in Russia’ 11. Gabriel Palma (2003), ‘The “Three Routes” to Financial Crises: Chile, Mexico, and Argentina [1]; Brazil [2]; and Korea, Malaysia and Thailand [3]’ PART II INTERNATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS AND POLITICAL RESPONSES 12. Ramkishen S. Rajan (2002), ‘Exchange Rate Policy Options for Post-crisis Southeast Asia: Is There a Case for Currency Baskets?’ 13. Shaun Narine (2002), ‘ASEAN in the Aftermath: The Consequences of the East Asian Economic Crisis’ 14. Nicola Phillips (2000), ‘Governance after Financial Crisis: South American Perspectives on the Reformulation of Regionalism’ 15. Peter Aykens (2002), ‘Conflicting Authorities: States, Currency Markets and the ERM Crisis of 1992–93’ 16. Xavier Freixas, Curzio Giannini, Glenn Hoggarth and Farouk Soussa (1999), ‘Lender of Last Resort: A Review of the Literature’ 17. Anne O. Krueger (1998), ‘Whither the World Bank and the IMF?’ 18. Graham Bird (2001), ‘A Suitable Case for Treatment? Understanding the Ongoing Debate about the IMF’ 19. Simon Lee (2002), ‘The International Monetary Fund’ 20. Peter B. Kenen (2002), ‘The International Financial Architecture: Old Issues and New Initiatives’ 21. André Cartapanis and Michel Herland (2002), ‘The Reconstruction of the International Financial Architecture: Keynes’ Revenge?’ 22. Richard N. Cooper (2002), ‘Chapter 11 for Countries?’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThrough a variety of analytical lenses - formal modeling, econometrics and case study comparisons - Carlos RufIn fills a gap in the political economy of second-wave, or microeconomic, reforms around the world. More specifically, he does so in the context of the electricity supply industry, where such reforms have been as problematic as they have been widespread. The author shows that ideological considerations and bargaining over the distribution of economic rents accruing from certain institutional arrangements are powerful shapers of institutional change. At the same time, the legacy of the past does not appear to have a clear or systematic effect on the direction of second-wave reforms that seek to transform existing economic institutions. If distributional conflicts can be resolved, these conclusions provide grounds for optimism about the ability to create new institutions even in countries where little favorable precedent exists. Political economy and public policy scholars, specialists on business-government relations and non-market strategy and those interested in Latin America will find this comprehensive book of great interest. Practitioners involved in the design and implementation of second-wave reforms around the world will find this an essential addition to their library.Trade Review'Institutional change is seldom easy. However, research such as this should help in a major way to keep expectations connected to reality and to provide guidance that points to hidden assumptions about the fertility of the field of reform and unintended consequences of planting before the ground is prepared.’ -- From the foreword by William W. HoganTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by William W. Hogan 1. Introduction 2. The Model 3. Cross-Sectional Tests 4. A Comparison of Four Latin American Cases 5. Explanatory Factors 6. Putting the Pieces Together: ESI Restructuring in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile 7. Understanding Institutional Change Appendix 1: Major Variables Used in the Regression Tests and Correlation Coefficients for Dependent and Explanatory Variables Appendix 2: Operationalization of Dependent and Explanatory Variables Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe book analyses the evolution of research and innovation policies in the world's leading countries. The last decade has witnessed a radical transformation of the landscape shaped after World War II, as described in the seminal collection edited by Richard Nelson in the early 1990s. Even though national systems have inherited different institutional arrangements and trajectories, analyses show three major converging trends in their public policies. There has been a retraction from support to large firms and programmes and a shift toward small to medium enterprises and the innovation infrastructure; the focus on public research and training capabilities is growing; and there has been a redesign of public intervention with the growing role of regions and states on one hand and multinational authorities on the other, particularly in the European Union.The authors, all leading scholars in innovation research, provide thorough analytical descriptions of the national innovation system in their country and set that system in historical perspective. Each chapter is written so the reader can easily make comparisons between countries and regions. Six major issues are identified and addressed in each chapter: the dynamics of universities and their relations with the economy the evolving role of defence R&D and other large public programmes the growth of technology policies and the innovative capabilities of SMEs the changing rationale for government laboratories the growing role of regions in fostering innovation the capability of government to adapt to rapid changes in innovation systems. This essential book will be of interest to scholars and students of science, technology and innovation policy, management, institutional economics and managers of research and innovation policies at a national and local level.Trade Review'The book is quite valuable, with its broad international coverage of state activities in the area of research and innovation support. It should also foster serious debates on the balance between public and private efforts in research and innovation.' -- Mats Benner, Journal of Economic Literature'. . . this book provides the reader with a valuable summary of national public policy approaches to research and innovation at the end of the twentieth century and is a useful addition to the shelves of industrial policy experts.' -- David Gray, Entrepreneurship and InnovationTable of ContentsContents: 1. General Introduction: A Focus on Research and Innovation Policies 2. The United States National Innovation System after the Cold War 3. Research Policy Trends in the United States: Civilian Technology Programs, Defense Technology and the Deployment of the National Laboratories 4. The Structure and Perspective of Science and Technology Policy in Japan 5. The Research, Development and Innovation System in Korea 6. The Emergence of a New European Union Research and Innovation Policy 7. The German Innovation System 8. The United Kingdom National System of Research, Technology and Innovation 9. The Netherlands: Science Policy by Mediation 10. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in Finland 11. The Spanish System of Research 12. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in Italy 13. French Research and Innovation Policy: Two Decades of Transformation 14. General Conclusion: Three Major Trends in Research and Innovation Policies Index

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Book SynopsisCapitalizing on the extensive experience of the author in estimating shadow prices, Shadow Prices for Project Appraisal forges a bridge between theory and practice, explaining what shadow (or accounting) prices are, how they are used, and how they can be estimated.Starting from the basic principles of applied welfare economics, Elio Londero's book provides a step by step derivation of those formulas more frequently utilized in estimating shadow prices. The preparation and use of input-output techniques are examined in detail, and different estimation approaches and updating procedures are presented. Finally, a detailed case study of shadow prices for Colombia illustrates their practical application.This book will be essential reading for students and teachers interested in cost-benefit analysis, and in shadow prices as a specialized field of applied welfare economics. In addition, the book will be an invaluable source for applied economists and practitioners interested in calculating shadow prices.Trade Review'This is an excellent overview of both the conceptual underpinnings and the practical application of project economic analysis. It is strongly recommended for those wishing to explore the subject in depth. It is a major contribution to the literature.' -- John Weiss, Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, Japan'Cost-benefit analysis is back in fashion, stronger than ever. There is no better guide to shadow pricing for policy and project appraisal than Elio Londero's text. A must for teachers and practitioners.' -- David Pearce, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Basic Concepts 2. Foreign Exchange 3. Labor 4. Land 5. Fiscal Resources 6. Produced Goods 7. Using and Updating Shadow Prices 8. Shadow Prices for Colombia References Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative collection reprints the key articles in the field of locational clustering, and the relationship between local clusters and the activities of multinational firms. It covers both the principal theoretical and statistical explanations of the clustering of firms in common locations, and includes a selection of important empirical studies of this phenomenon. Special attention is given to the role played by knowledge spillovers, and notably the geographical dimension of the relationship between firms and universities. Further articles demonstrate how, contrary to some popular beliefs, globalization is not only consistent with the emergence of a new emphasis upon locational clustering, but in many ways it has helped to promote the differentiation of the productive capabilities of different locations, and so has reinforced clustering and reflected it. Globalization and the Location of Firms will appeal to all those interested in the revival of the role of location in economics and business, from any of a variety of perspectives on the subject.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction John Cantwell PART I ORIGINS OF CLUSTERS – THEORY AND STATISTICS 1. Paul Krugman (1991), ‘Increasing Returns and Economic Geography’ 2. Glenn Ellison and Edward L. Glaeser (1997), ‘Geographic Concentration in U.S. Manufacturing Industries: A Dartboard Approach’ 3. Michael E. Porter (2000), ‘Location, Competition and Economic Development: Local Clusters in a Global Economy’ 4. Claus Steinle and Holger Schiele (2002), ‘When Do Industries Cluster? A Proposal on How to Assess an Industry’s Propensity to Concentrate at a Single Region or Nation’ PART II ORIGINS OF CLUSTERS – EMPIRICAL STUDIES 5. Maryann Feldman and Yda Schreuder (1996), ‘Initial Advantage: The Origins of the Geographic Concentration of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Mid-Atlantic Region’ 6. Peter Swann and Martha Prevezer (1996), ‘A Comparison of the Dynamics of Industrial Clustering in Computing and Biotechnology’ 7. David B. Audretsch and Maryann P. Feldman (1996), ‘Innovative Clusters and the Industry Life Cycle’ 8. Anders Malmberg, Örjan Sölvell and Ivo Zander (1996), ‘Spatial Clustering, Local Accumulation of Knowledge and Firm Competitiveness’ PART III TYPES OF SPILLOVERS AND CLUSTERS 9. Jeffrey I. Bernstein and M. Ishaq Nadiri (1989), ‘Research and Development and Intra-industry Spillovers: An Empirical Application of Dynamic Duality’ 10. Edward L. Glaeser, Hedi D. Kallal, José A. Scheinkman and Andrei Shleifer (1992), ‘Growth in Cities’ 11. Antonio Ciccone and Robert E. Hall (1996), ‘Productivity and the Density of Economic Activity’ 12. David B. Audretsch and Maryann P. Feldman (1996), ‘R&D Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation and Production’ 13. Rui Baptista and Peter Swann (1998), ‘Do Firms in Clusters Innovate More?’ PART IV SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY LINKAGES 14. Adam B. Jaffe (1989), ‘Real Effects of Academic Research’ 15. Adam B. Jaffe, Manuel Trajtenberg and Rebecca Henderson (1993), ‘Geographic Localization of Knowledge Spillovers as Evidenced by Patent Citations’ 16. David B. Audretsch and Paula E. Stephan (1996), ‘Company-Scientist Locational Links: The Case of Biotechnology’ 17. Lynne G. Zucker, Michael R. Darby and Jeff Armstrong (1998), ‘Geographically Localized Knowledge: Spillovers or Markets?’ 18. David C. Mowery and Arvids A. Ziedonis (2001), ‘The Geographic Reach of Market and Non-Market Channels of Technology Transfer: Comparing Citations and Licenses of University Patents’ PART V LOCATIONAL HIERARCHIES AND MNCs 19. Michael Storper (1992), ‘The Limits to Globalization: Technology Districts and International Trade’ 20. John Cantwell and Odile Janne (1999), ‘Technological Globalisation and Innovative Centres: The Role of Corporate Technological Leadership and Locational Hierarchy’ 21. John H. Dunning (2000), ‘Regions, Globalization, and the Knowledge Economy: The Issues Stated’ 22. John Cantwell, Simona Iammarino and Camilla Noonan (2001), ‘Sticky Places in Slippery Space – The Location of Innovation by MNCs in the European Regions’ 23. Tony S. Frost (2001), ‘The Geographic Sources of Foreign Subsidiaries’ Innovations’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThe dramatic evolution of financial markets in the 1980s and 1990s, accompanied by increasing institutional integration between nations (most notably in the EU), have fostered a widespread belief that governments - particularly those of small economies - have essentially lost the power to pursue sovereign, independent economic policies. At the same time, it is widely assumed that the loss of monetary-policy control is a major opportunity cost for a country adopting a rigid exchange-rate regime or, in the European context, for countries joining the EMU.This book sheds light on these arguments by examining the relationship between the international integration of domestic money markets and the degree of monetary-policy independence in eleven small, open economies in Europe. The authors address these important issues in the context of a broad-based historical analysis of market formation and growth, exchange-rate policies and deregulation. They find that political motives, in conjunction with competitive forces, path dependence and institutional factors, are a major determinant of market development. Moreover, they reveal that credible commitment to a stability goal is a far more reliable predictor of monetary-policy autonomy than the adoption of a specific exchange-rate regime.This accessible investigation of the relationship between domestic money-market development, international financial integration and the monetary-policy options available to small, open economies will be welcomed by students and researchers of macroeconomics, financial economics and political economy. The extensive empirical research and original conclusions will also be of interest and benefit to corporate decisionmakers, bankers, policymakers and regulators.Trade Review‘Money Markets and Politics offers a bounty of comparative, cross-national statistics that document important money market developments in these eleven countries. The authors have gone to great lengths to present a consistent set of data over a broad range of areas, during a time of remarkable turmoil and change.' -- Jonathon W. Moses, Scandinavian Journal of Economic History'This topical book is a valuable contribution, providing interesting and detailed analyses of the developments in financial, monetary and foreign exchange markets across countries, as well as more sophisticated sections that use empirical tools for exploration and modelling. The originality of the approach chosen for the analysis, the diversity of the topics covered and the breadth of the information collected are clearly the book's primary strength.' -- Natalie Chen, Transnational Corporations'The book provides a lucid, painstaking, and insightful analysis of the potentiality for small European "policy taking" countries to conduct monetary policy independently in an era of globalising money markets.' -- Andrew W. Mullineux, SUERF Newsletter'These eleven small, open economies teach us a great deal about the behaviour of money and financial markets. This volume sets the standard for investigating them. Any future serious work must take account of this book and build on it.' -- Richard J. Sweeney, Georgetown University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Background Indicators of Economic and Financial Development and Integration 3. Money Market Formation and Transformation 4. Money Market Development and Monetary Policy Operations 5. External Arrangements: Exchange Rate Regimes and Capital Controls 6. Measuring Capital Mobility: The Degree of Direct Money Market Integration 7. Monetary Policy Autonomy under Different Institutional Regimes 8. Money Market Development and Monetary Policy Options: Concluding Remarks References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book attempts to reformulate existing orthodox economic theory in order to improve its conversation with disciplines that have traditionally been seen as the domain of political scientists, sociologists, psychologists and even biologists, and to fit economics into the broader scheme of social science theory. Drawing on general systems theory, Robert Scott Gassler applies economic analysis to a wide range of social phenomena that incorporate motives other than profit or self-interest, such as altruism and non-profit organisations. He debates in depth the means, problems and advantages of adapting economic theory to new sets of assumptions, and of communicating this theory intelligibly to those in related fields.This book should not only be read by political and social economists, but is also accessible to those in the fields of education, health and non-profit administration, public affairs, and urban planning to name but a few.Trade Review'Here is the book Leon Walras should have written, or would have written if he had also been Kenneth Boulding's student. It is ingenious in content and wholesome in attitude. It combines neoclassical economics, departures arguably within neoclassicism, and varieties of heterodox economics, within the ambit of systems theory. It is only one of many possible combinations but it is rich and open-ended. Its attitude is especially striking. Gassler departs from the trap of unbending defense of the neoclassical hard core versus its equally unbending critique. He departs, too, from seeing orthodoxy and heterodoxy as either alternatives or supplements; he constructs a model that permits all to survive as tools in the art of economics. It enables economists to escape from many of their current impasses. The book needs to be widely read.' -- Warren Samuels, Michigan State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Theory 1. Scope 2. Method 3. Foundations 4. Taxonomy 5. Theory Part II: Applications 6. Individuals 7. Interactions 8. Organizations 9. Non-profits 10. Processes 11. Sectors 12. Societies 13. Planets Part III: Summary and Conclusion 14. Summary and Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe first book in this important new series, under the general editorship of Nobel Laureate Robert Solow, Institutions, Innovation and Growth assembles a stellar cast of international contributors. Leading economists join the debate on innovation and economic growth, focussing on a broad spectrum of issues ranging from labour markets to corporate governance. Growth paths within the OECD are also assessed, with particular emphasis on contrasts between US and European models. The book seeks to identify those institutional factors, taking into account different national trajectories, which might serve to promote economic growth in Europe.As with all books in this series, Institutions, Innovation and Growth offers cutting edge research that is relevant to the world in which we live. It will be essential reading for scholars, policymakers and interested readers concerned with the economic challenges facing Europe in the twenty-first century.Trade Review'The book contains an impressive collection of essays addressing the 'deeper causes' of economic growth, including of course technological and organisational factors. The analyses are inspiring and sometimes appropriately controversial. The contributions offer suggestive links between the economies of innovation and institution-centred interpretations.' -- Giovanni Dosi, St Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy'While interest in innovation and economic growth has exploded in the economics literature in recent years, the role of institutions has been largely overlooked. With publication of this book, Jean-Philippe Touffut brings together a leading group of international scholars to provide a path-breaking rigorous analysis of the links between institutions, innovative activity and economic growth. The conclusions from the volume are unequivocal - not only do institutions matter in shaping economic growth, but also their impact can be understood in a systematic and predictable manner.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, Germany'This book contains informed and informing contributions by noted scholars on innovation and growth - surely the most critical topics for economic welfare in the long run. The essays will be most satisfying to students and others seeking greater relevance in the analytic materials of our literature.' -- William J. Baumol, New York University, US and Princeton University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction by Robert M. Solow 1. The Transformation of Corporate Organization in Europe: An Overview 2. Adapting European Labour Institutions to Global Economic and Technological Change 3. Activating Labour Market Policy: ‘Flexicurity’ Through Transitional Labour Markets 4. Transnational Technical Communities and Regional Growth in the Periphery 5. The Mechanisms of Information Technology’s Contribution to Economic Growth 6. Empirical Estimates of the Relationship Between Product Market Competition and Innovation 7. Cooperation, Creativity and Closure in Scientific Research Networks: Modelling the Dynamics of Epistemic Communities 8. The Diversity of Social Systems of Innovation and Production During the 1990s 9. An Overview of Sustainable Forms of Growth: The Economic Institutions of a European Model Index

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Book SynopsisThe first book in this important new series, under the general editorship of Nobel Laureate Robert Solow, Institutions, Innovation and Growth assembles a stellar cast of international contributors. Leading economists join the debate on innovation and economic growth, focussing on a broad spectrum of issues ranging from labour markets to corporate governance. Growth paths within the OECD are also assessed, with particular emphasis on contrasts between US and European models. The book seeks to identify those institutional factors, taking into account different national trajectories, which might serve to promote economic growth in Europe.As with all books in this series, Institutions, Innovation and Growth offers cutting edge research that is relevant to the world in which we live. It will be essential reading for scholars, policymakers and interested readers concerned with the economic challenges facing Europe in the twenty-first century.Trade Review'The book contains an impressive collection of essays addressing the 'deeper causes' of economic growth, including of course technological and organisational factors. The analyses are inspiring and sometimes appropriately controversial. The contributions offer suggestive links between the economies of innovation and institution-centred interpretations.' -- Giovanni Dosi, St Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy'While interest in innovation and economic growth has exploded in the economics literature in recent years, the role of institutions has been largely overlooked. With publication of this book, Jean-Philippe Touffut brings together a leading group of international scholars to provide a path-breaking rigorous analysis of the links between institutions, innovative activity and economic growth. The conclusions from the volume are unequivocal - not only do institutions matter in shaping economic growth, but also their impact can be understood in a systematic and predictable manner.' -- David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, US and Otto Beisheim School WHU, Germany'This book contains informed and informing contributions by noted scholars on innovation and growth - surely the most critical topics for economic welfare in the long run. The essays will be most satisfying to students and others seeking greater relevance in the analytic materials of our literature.' -- William J. Baumol, New York University, US and Princeton University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction by Robert M. Solow 1. The Transformation of Corporate Organization in Europe: An Overview 2. Adapting European Labour Institutions to Global Economic and Technological Change 3. Activating Labour Market Policy: ‘Flexicurity’ Through Transitional Labour Markets 4. Transnational Technical Communities and Regional Growth in the Periphery 5. The Mechanisms of Information Technology’s Contribution to Economic Growth 6. Empirical Estimates of the Relationship Between Product Market Competition and Innovation 7. Cooperation, Creativity and Closure in Scientific Research Networks: Modelling the Dynamics of Epistemic Communities 8. The Diversity of Social Systems of Innovation and Production During the 1990s 9. An Overview of Sustainable Forms of Growth: The Economic Institutions of a European Model Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative two-volume collection presents a selection of seminal articles investigating the spatial aspect of economic processes and development. Special attention is given to the economics of agglomeration and examining the fundamental issue of the formation and concentration of economic activity in geographical space.These volumes comprise the most important articles published during the last 50 years on the economic modelling of endogenous mechanisms leading to agglomeration.Spatial Economics will be essential reading for students and researchers alike.Trade Review'. . . an essential reference for students, researchers and lecturers in economics. . . The book's merit is a joint publication of the most relevant papers in the field of spatial economics. . . very useful to regional economists and economic geographers.' -- Paul Gans, Geographische Rundschau'Masahisa Fujita is undoubtedly the leading scholar in spatial economics. Being the (co-) author of the two main books in urban economics and economics of geography, he was especially well qualified to edit this collection of readings in that field. Anyone who wishes to get acquainted with the fundamental contributions in spatial economics, a lively and growing field of research, now has the opportunity to access all of them through a single volume. We should all be grateful to him for this wonderful job.' -- Jacques-Francois Thisse, Universite Catholique de Louvain, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents Volume I Acknowledgements Introduction Masahisa Fujita PART I FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMICS 1. Walter Isard (1949), ‘The General Theory of Location and Space-Economy’ 2. Tjalling C. Koopmans and Martin Beckmann (1957), ‘Assignment Problems and the Location of Economic Activities’ 3. David Starrett (1978), ‘Market Allocations of Location Choice in a Model with Free Mobility’ 4. Paul A. Samuelson (1983), ‘Thünen at Two Hundred’ 5. Marc L. Nerlove and Efraim Sadka (1991), ‘Von Thünen’s Model of the Dual Economy’ 6. Edwin S. Mills (1967), ‘An Aggregative Model of Resource Allocation in a Metropolitan Area’ 7. Hesham Abdel-Rahman and Masahisa Fujita (1990), ‘Product Variety, Marshallian Externalities and City Sizes’ PART II THE MORPHOLOGY OF CITIES 8. Robert M. Solow and William S. Vickrey (1971), ‘Land Use in a Long Narrow City’ 9. Martin J. Beckmann (1976), ‘Spatial Equilibrium in the Dispersed City’ 10. Donald J. O'Hara (1977), ‘Location of Firms within a Square Central Business District’ 11. Helen Tauchen and Ann D. Witte (1984), ‘Socially Optimal and Equilibrium Distributions of Office Activity: Models with Exogenous and Endogenous Contacts’ 12. Takatoshi Tabuchi (1986), ‘Urban Agglomeration Economies in a Linear City’ 13. Y.Y. Papageorgiou and T.R. Smith (1983), ‘Agglomeration as Local Instability of Spatially Uniform Steady-States’ 14. Hideaki Ogawa and Masahisa Fujita (1980), ‘Equilibrium Land Use Patterns in a Nonmonocentric City’ 15. Haruo Imai (1982), ‘CBD Hypothesis and Economies of Agglomeration’ 16. Masahisa Fujita and Hideaki Ogawa (1982), ‘Multiple Equilibria and Structural Transition of Non-Monocentric Urban Configurations’ 17. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (2002), ‘On the Internal Structure of Cities’ 18. Mitsuru Ota and Masahisa Fujita (1993), ‘Communication Technologies and Spatial Organization of Multi-Unit Firms in Metropolitan Areas’ 19. Vernon Henderson and Arindam Mitra (1996), ‘The New Urban Landscape: Developers and Edge Cities’ 20. Masahisa Fujita (1988), ‘A Monopolistic Competition Model of Spatial Agglomeration: Differentiated Product Approach’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editor to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I NEW ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 1. Paul Krugman (1991), ‘Increasing Returns and Economic Geography’ 2. Anthony J. Venables (1996), ‘Equilibrium Locations of Vertically Linked Industries’ 3. Paul Krugman and Anthony J. Venables (1995), ‘Globalization and the Inequality of Nations’ 4. Diego Puga and Anthony J. Venables (1996), ‘The Spread of Industry: Spatial Agglomeration in Economic Development’ 5. Elhanan Helpman (1998), ‘The Size of Regions’ 6. Diego Puga (1999), ‘The Rise and Fall of Regional Inequalities’ 7. Gianmarco Ottaviano, Takatoshi Tabuchi and Jacques-François Thisse (2002), ‘Agglomeration and Trade Revisited’ 8. Paul Krugman (1991), ‘History Versus Expectations’ 9. Richard E. Baldwin (1999), ‘Agglomeration and Endogenous Capital’ PART II URBAN SYSTEMS 10. J.V. Henderson (1974), ‘The Sizes and Types of Cities’ 11. Masahisa Fujita and Paul Krugman (1995), ‘When Is the Economy Monocentric?: von Thünen and Chamberlin Unified’ 12. Tomoya Mori (1997), ‘A Modeling of Megalopolis Formation: The Maturing of City Systems’ 13. Masahisa Fujita, Paul Krugman and Tomoya Mori (1999), ‘On the Evolution of Hierarchical Urban Systems’ 14. Paul Krugman and Raul Livas Elizondo (1996), ‘Trade Policy and the Third World Metropolis’ 15. Yorgos Y. Papageorgiou and David Pines (2000), ‘Externalities, Indivisibility, Nonreplicability, and Agglomeration’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisModern societies face several structural problems such as transport congestion and greenhouse gas emissions due to the widespread use of fossil fuels. To address these important societal problems and achieve sustainability in the broad sense, major transformations are required, but this poses an enormous challenge given the complexity of the processes involved. Such transformations are called 'transitions' or 'system innovations' and involve changes in a variety of elements, including technology, regulation, user practices and markets, cultural meaning and infrastructure.This book considers two main questions: how do system innovations or transitions come about and how can they be influenced by different actors, in particular by governments. The authors identify the theories which can be used to conceptualise the dynamics of system innovations and discuss the weaknesses in these theories. They also look at the lessons which can be learned from historical examples of transitions, and highlight the instruments and policy tools which can be used to stimulate future system innovations towards sustainability. The expert contributors address these questions using insights from a variety of different disciplines including innovation studies, evolutionary economics, the sociology of technology, environmental analysis and governance studies. The book concludes with an extensive summary of the results and practical suggestions for future research. This important new volume offers an interdisciplinary assessment of how and why system innovations occur. It will engage and inform academics and researchers interested in transitions towards sustainability, and will also be highly relevant for policymakers concerned with environmental issues, structural change and radical innovation.Trade Review'. . . the book is very interesting to read and gives both flesh and bones to the concept of transition management. It is the book on transition management. It offers both an interdisciplinary framework for a scientific justification of the concept and gives some illustrative examples of how it works. This is valuable since the use of transition management is very fashionable, and often what is behind the concept is not really known.' -- Klaus Rennings, Science and Public PolicyTable of ContentsContents: Preface Foreword 1. General Introduction: System Innovation and Transitions to Sustainability Part I: Theoretical Explorations of Transitions 2. Understanding System Innovations: A Critical Literature Review and a Conceptual Synthesis 3. Socio-technological Regimes and Transition Contexts 4. Sustainability, System Innovation and the Laundry Part II: Empirical Examples of Transitions 5. A Transition Towards Sustainability in the Swiss Agri-Food Chain (1970–2000): Using and Improving the Multi-level Perspective 6. The Transition from Coal to Gas: Radical Change of the Dutch Gas System Part III: Transition Policy 7. Managing the Transition to Sustainable Mobility 8. Getting through the ‘Twilight Zone’: Managing Transitions through Process-based, Horizontal and Interactive Governance 9. Bounded Socio-Technical Experiments (BSTEs): Higher Order Learning for Transitions Towards Sustainable Mobility Part IV: Tools for Transition Policy and Empirical Illustrations 10. Managing Experiments for Transition: Examples of Societal Embedding in Energy and Health Care Sectors 11. Socio-technical Scenarios as a Tool for Transition Policy: An Example from the Traffic and Transport Domain 12. Conclusion. Transitions to Sustainability: Lessons Learned and Remaining Challenges Index

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative collection covers the economics and business side of the social scientific debate about the economics of 'modern biotechnology' or 'the biotechnology industry'. Biotechnology has attracted an enormous interest. Research has spawned work on a variety of theoretical issues about economic dynamics, about innovation systems and about what might be called - in the current jargon - the modern 'learning economy'. More generally, biotechnology is often perceived as one of the most important, broad, cutting-edge new technologies of the contemporary era. This collection will provide the reader with an accessible and structured understanding of the main issues which have characterized debates about the economics of biotechnology.Trade Review'. . . the selected contents make for a great leisurely read due to the breadth and the fluency of the various authors, and is thus generally recommended.' -- Iraj Daizadeh, Journal of Commercial Biotechnology'This book provides an invaluable introduction to the distinctive economic features of the biotechnology industry. Indeed, it is an introduction in more ways than one. To begin with, the 39 articles that make up the 2 volumes are the result of a thoughtful, judicious selection of the most influential contributions to the emergence and the maturation of this remarkable industry. At the same time, an introductory essay by the editors provides an indispensable reader's guide to the wide range of issues that have become especially salient along with the growth of the biotechnology industry: the costs and benefits of large vs. small firms; the benefits of vertical integration; the effectiveness of networks as a way of organizing the critical functions of R&D; the changing economics of the division of labor; the causes of geographical clustering; the relevance of the tacitness of knowledge; the impact of intellectual property rights, etc. The editors deserve to be congratulated for their endeavors in providing a book that should serve as an extremely useful research tool for a growing army of researchers. The book's usefulness is significantly enhanced by the fact that it draws upon a wide range of journals, many of which will not be readily accessible except at a very small number of the largest research universities. One can only admire the depth and the breadth of the research, on the part of the editors, that must have been involved in creating this invaluable research tool.' -- Nathan Rosenberg, Stanford University, US'An excellent collection of papers which are not only essential for the understanding of the biotechnology industry, but are also a must for students of industrial dynamics at large, of intellectual property rights, and of the economics and geography of innovation.' -- Giovanni Dosi, St Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Volume I Acknowledgements Preface Maureen McKelvey and Luigi Orsenigo Introduction Maureen McKelvey and Luigi Orsenigo PART I OVERVIEW 1. (1984), ‘Summary’ 2. Rebecca Henderson, Luigi Orsenigo and Gary P. Pisano (1999), ‘The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Revolution in Molecular Biology: Interactions Among Scientific, Institutional, and Organizational Change’ 3. Govindan Parayil (2003), ‘Mapping Technological Trajectories of the Green Revolution and the Gene Revolution from Modernization to Globalization’ 4. Hannah E. Kettler and Sonja Marjanovic (2004), ‘Engaging Biotechnology Companies in the Development of Innovative Solutions for Diseases of Poverty’ PART II SCIENCE AND INNOVATION 5. Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella (1994), ‘Evaluating Technological Information and Utilizing It: Scientific Knowledge, Technological Capability, and External Linkages in Biotechnology’ 6. Gary P. Pisano (1994), ‘Knowledge, Integration, and the Locus of Learning: An Empirical Analysis of Process Development’ 7. Paul Nightingale (2000), ‘Economies of Scale in Experimentation: Knowledge and Technology in Pharmaceutical R&D’ 8. Michelle Gittelman and Bruce Kogut (2003), ‘Does Good Science Lead to Valuable Knowledge? Biotechnology Firms and the Evolutionary Logic of Citation Patterns’ 9. Maureen D. McKelvey (1996), ‘Introduction’ and ‘Conclusions for Science and Technology’ PART III NEW SPECIALISED BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS 10. Martin Kenney (1986), ‘Schumpeterian Innovation and Entrepreneurs in Capitalism: A Case Study of the U.S. Biotechnology Industry’ 11. David B. Audretsch (2001), ‘The Role of Small Firms in U.S. Biotechnology Clusters’ 12. Lynne G. Zucker, Michael R. Darby and Marilynn B. Brewer (1998), ‘Intellectual Human Capital and the Birth of U.S. Biotechnology Enterprises’ 13. Vincent Mangematin, Stéphane Lemarié, Jean-Pierre Boissin, David Catherine, Frédéric Corolleur, Roger Coronini and Michel Trommetter (2003), ‘Development of SMEs and Heterogeneity of Trajectories: The Case of Biotechnology in France’ PART IV REACTION AND ADAPTATION OF LARGE INCUMBENT COMPANIES 14. Louis Galambos and Jeffrey L. Sturchio (1998), ‘Pharmaceutical Firms and the Transition to Biotechnology: A Study in Strategic Innovation’ 15. Joanna Chataway, Joyce Tait and David Wield (2004), ‘Understanding Company R&D Strategies in Agro-Biotechnology: Trajectories and Blind Spots’ 16. Iain Cockburn and Rebecca M. Henderson (1998), ‘Absorptive Capacity, Coauthoring Behavior, and the Organization of Research in Drug Discovery’ 17. Lynne G. Zucker and Michael R. Darby (1997), ‘Present at the Biotechnological Revolution: Transformation of Technological Identity for a Large Incumbent Pharmaceutical Firm’ 18. Shyama V. Ramani (2002), ‘Who is Interested in Biotech? R&D Strategies, Knowledge Base and Market Sales of Indian Biopharmaceutical Firms’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements A preface and introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I DIVISION OF LABOUR IN INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES AND NETWORKS OF INNOVATORS 1. Gary P. Pisano (1991), ‘The Governance of Innovation: Vertical Integration and Collaborative Arrangements in the Biotechnology Industry’ 2. Ashish Arora and Alfonso Gambardella (1990), ‘Complementarity and External Linkages: The Strategies of the Large Firms in Biotechnology’ 3. Walter W. Powell, Kenneth W. Koput and Laurel Smith-Doerr (1996), ‘Interorganizational Collaboration and the Locus of Innovation: Networks of Learning in Biotechnology’ 4. Julia Porter Liebeskind, Amalya Lumerman Oliver, Lynne Zucker and Marilynn Brewer (1996), ‘Social Networks, Learning, and Flexibility: Sourcing Scientific Knowledge in New Biotechnology Firms’ 5. Gordon Walker, Bruce Kogut and Weijian Shan (1997), ‘Social Capital, Structural Holes and the Formation of an Industry Network’ 6. Walter W. Powell, Douglas R. White, Kenneth W. Koput and Jason Owen-Smith (2005), ‘Network Dynamics and Field Evolution: The Growth of Interorganizational Collaboration in the Life Sciences’ 7. L. Orsenigo, F. Pammolli and Massimo Riccaboni (2001), ‘Technological Change and Network Dynamics: Lessons from the Pharmaceutical Industry’ PART II GEOGRAPHICAL AGGLOMERATION 8. David B. Audretsch and Paula E. Stephan (1996), ‘Company-Scientist Locational Links: The Case of Biotechnology’ 9. Maryann P. Feldman (2000), ‘Where Science Comes to Life: University Bioscience, Commercial Spin-offs and Regional Economic Development’ 10. Toby Stuart and Olav Sorenson (2003), ‘The Geography of Opportunity: Spatial Heterogeneity in Founding Rates and the Performance of Biotechnology Firms’ 11. Philip Cooke (2002), ‘Regional Innovation Systems: General Findings and Some New Evidence from Biotechnology Clusters’ 12. Jorge Niosi and Tomas G. Bas (2003), ‘Biotechnology Megacentres: Montreal and Toronto Regional Systems of Innovation’ PART III INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTING THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY 13. Martha Prevezer (2001), ‘Ingredients in the Early Development of the U.S. Biotechnology Industry’ 14. Steven Casper and Hannah Kettler (2001), ‘National Institutional Frameworks and the Hybridization of Entrepreneurial Business Models: The German and UK Biotechnology Sectors’ 15. Mark Lehrer and Kazuhiro Asakawa (2004), ‘Rethinking the Public Sector: Idiosyncrasies of Biotechnology Commercialization as Motors of National R&D Reform in Germany and Japan’ 16. Jason Owen-Smith, Massimo Riccaboni, Fabio Pammolli and Walter W. Powell (2002), ‘A Comparison of U.S. and European University-Industry Relations in the Life Sciences’ 17. Joel A.C. Baum and Brian S. Silverman (2004), ‘Picking Winners or Building Them? Alliance, Intellectual, and Human Capital as Selection Criteria in Venture Financing and Performance of Biotechnology Startups’ PART IV INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 18. Michael A. Heller and Rebecca S. Eisenberg (1998), ‘Can Patents Deter Innovation? The Anticommons in Biomedical Research’ 19. Roberto Mazzoleni and Richard R. Nelson (1998), ‘The Benefits and Costs of Strong Patent Protection: A Contribution to the Current Debate’ 20. John P. Walsh, Ashish Arora and Wesley M. Cohen (2003), ‘Effects of Research Tool Patents and Licencing on Biomedical Innovation’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisThis expansive and practical Handbook introduces the methods currently used to increase the understanding of the usefulness and versatility of a systematic approach to qualitative research in entrepreneurship. It fills a crucial gap in the literature on entrepreneurship theory, and, just as importantly, illustrates how these principles and techniques can be appropriately and fruitfully employed.The Handbook is underpinned by the belief that qualitative research has the potential to charter hitherto unexplored waters in the field of entrepreneurship and thus contribute significantly to its further advancement. The contributors seek to assist entrepreneurship researchers in making more informed choices and designing more rigorous and sophisticated studies. They achieve this by providing concrete examples of research experiences and tangible 'how to' advice. By clarifying what these research methods entail, how they are currently being used and how they can be evaluated, this Handbook constitutes a comprehensive and highly accessible methodological toolbox.Dealing with both well-accepted qualitative approaches and lesser-known, rarer and more novel approaches to the study of entrepreneurship, this Handbook will be invaluable to those studying, researching and teaching entrepreneurship.Trade Review'. . . the Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods in Entrepreneurship is an important contribution to the field, and should be referenced in any paper using qualitative methodologies to investigate the entrepreneurial phenomenon.' -- Craig S. Galbraith, Journal of Enterprising Communities'There is no hiding behind the ramparts of dry scholarship here. The credibility of the theory being spoken of is not the stuff of constructed proofs, but alignments of critical insight and utility. This is where qualitative work can make a difference to the field, and where this book makes its mark.' -- Robin Holt, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research'The Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods in Entrepreneurship is an unusually solid and multifaceted book on what qualitative methods have done, are doing and will do in entrepreneurship research. Every serious entrepreneurship scholar should read it. It points at the future!' -- Bjorn Bjerke, University of Kalmar, Sweden'I would warmly recommend this unique collection of qualitative methods of entrepreneurship research to both mature and beginning researchers as a menu to choose from for their planned empirical studies. For those who try to get away from only quantitative studies in both business practice and academic research, this book is their chance to find a rich inspiration in reflecting on entrepreneurship as a lived experience using grounded theory and ethnographic, discourse and narrative approaches. It might convince editors of top journals of entrepreneurship research to welcome qualitative research submissions as an indispensable complement to "quantitative only" submissions. This domain is not physics. In bringing together such a variety of experts from so many nationalities in this Handbook, our Danish colleagues are making entrepreneurship research a realistic global venture.' -- Jan Ulijn, Eindhoven University of Technology, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Sara Carter Introduction: Methodological Variety in Entrepreneurship Research Helle Neergaard and John Parm Ulhøi PART I: CHOOSING A VEHICLE 1. The Entrepreneurship Paradigm (I) Revisited William D. Bygrave 2. Critical Realism: A Suitable Vehicle for Entrepreneurship Research? Richard Blundel 3. Researching Entrepreneurship as Lived Experience Henrik Berglund PART II: STARTING OUT AND GEARING UP 4. Ethnographic Methods in Entrepreneurship Research Bruce A. Johnstone 5. Building Grounded Theory in Entrepreneurship Research Markus M. Mäkelä and Romeo V. Turcan 6. An Action Research Approach to Entrepreneurship Claire Leitch 7. Recognizing Meaning: Semiotics in Entrepreneurial Research Robert Smith and Alistair R. Anderson 8. Media Discourse in Entrepreneurship Research Leona Achtenhagen and Friederike Welter 9. A Foucauldian Framework for Discourse Analysis Helene Ahl PART III: GAINING SPEED 10. Sampling in Entrepreneurial Settings Helle Neergaard 11. Catching it as it Happens Ethel Brundin 12. Techniques for Collecting Verbal Histories Brian McKenzie 13. Using E-mails as a Source of Qualitative Data Ingrid Wakkee, Paula D. Englis and Wim During 14. The Scientification of Fiction Jesper Piihl, Kim Klyver and Torben Damgaard PART IV: WINDING DOWN AND ASSESSING THE RIDE 15. Assessing the Quality of Qualitative Research in Entrepreneurship Caroline Wigren 16. A Critical Realist Approach to Quality in Observation Studies Anne Bøllingtoft 17. Daring to be Different: A Dialogue on the Problems of Getting Qualitative Research Published Robert Smith and Alistair R. Anderson 18. Avoiding a Strike-out in the First Innings Candida Brush Postscript: Unresolved Challenges? John Parm Ulhøi and Helle Neergaard Index

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Book SynopsisThis collection of original essays has been commissioned especially for this volume in honour of the ideas and work of the late Richard M. Cyert who made a seminal contribution to the fields of industrial organization and change. In keeping with the range and significance of his work, the essays in this book examine the economics of decision making, uncertainty, information processing, learning, evolution and organizational structure.The distinguished set of contributors discusses the following topics: behavioural and evolutionary theories of the firm cognitive factors in organization and economic action the place of rules in organizations learning from experience and from the knowledge of others selection in economic change the impact of information technology and the evolution of organizational forms. This coherent and worthy collection emphasizes the adaptive nature of economic action and the links between economies and studies of human information processing and action. It will be essential reading for scholars with an interest in behavioural and adaptive economics, along with industrial organization.Trade Review'The present volume - a major tribute collection in memory of Richard Cyert, co-edited by James March, and containing a paper by the late Herbert Simon - provides a useful roadmap of the influences this group has had on both heterodox and more mainstream thought. . . this book belongs in every university library.' -- Richard N. Langlois, Journal of Economic Literature'This collection is useful reading for scholars working in behavioral and adaptive economics, as well as information processing and learning in organizations. Overall, the essays offer an overview of the state of the art in behavioral and evolutionary theories of the firm and some very interesting new insights.' -- Sampsa Samila, Administrative Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Economics of Choice Part II: Information and the Cognitive Basis of Action Part III: Economics of Change Part IV: Economics of Organization Index

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Book SynopsisIn Firms, Strategies and Economic Change, Fu-Lai Tony Yu acknowledges the shortcomings of contemporary research on industrial organisation and strategy, while proposing a novel subjectivist approach to economic and management problems. Based largely on the works of Max Weber, Alfred Schutz, Ludwig von Mises and Frank H. Knight, this book develops the subjective interpretation framework to promote better understanding of entrepreneurship, industrial organisation and strategy, vertical integration, innovation, consumer behaviour, business cycles and institutional change more fully. The author also presents a new interpretation on the economics of Frank H. Knight and sheds light on the history of subjectivist economics. Adding new insights not only to economics but also to business, entrepreneurship and industrial organisation issues, this book will have a wide appeal to scholars of these areas as well as Austrian economists.Trade Review'. . . the reader seeking an overview of Austrian contributions to organizational economics and strategy will find much of value in this book.' -- Peter G. Klein, The Quarterly Journal of Austrian EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: Preface Foreword Part I: Subjectivism, Entrepreneurship and the Market Process 1. An Austrian Approach to Economic and Management Problems 2. The Subjectivist Economics of Frank H. Knight Part II: The Nature of the Firm: Uncertainty, Entrepreneurship and Coordination 3. Entrepreneurship, Plan and the Structure of the Firm 4. Uncertainty, Entrepreneurial Judgment and the Knightian Firm Part III: Business Strategies 5. Small Business Dynamics 6. Innovation and Coordination 7. Consumer Demand and Firm Strategy Part IV: Economic Change 8. Errors and the Business Cycle 9. Entrepreneurship and Institutional Change References Index

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Book SynopsisThe conventional utility-based approach to microeconomics is now nearly a century old and although frequently criticised, it has yet to be replaced. On the Reappraisal of Microeconomics offers an alternative approach that overcomes most of the objections to orthodox theory, whilst offering some unique additional advantages.The authors present a new approach to non-equilibrium microeconomics that applies equally to production, trade and consumption, and that is also consistent with the laws of thermodynamics. This new theory is not limited to equilibrium or near-equilibrium conditions. The core of the theory is proof that, for each agent (firm or individual), there exists an unique function of goods and money (denoted Z) that can be interpreted as subjective wealth for an individual or the owners of a firm. Exchanges may occur only when both parties enjoy an increase in subjective wealth as a consequence. On average, this Z-function will increase over time if, and only if, the agent obeys a simple decision rule in all economic transactions: namely to 'avoid avoidable losses', or AAL, it being understood that some losses are unavoidable. Dynamic equations describing growth (or decline) can be derived simply by calculating time derivatives of a wealth function, without the need for constrained maximization of an integral of utility (or some surrogate) BM_1_over time. The Z-function also has a number of other interesting properties that can be used for multi-agent and multi-sectoral simulation models to explore a variety of economic situations that cannot be addressed so easily using conventional methods.This is a stimulating, provocative and highly original book that will appeal to informed academics, researchers and other professionals with an interest in the fundamentals of neoclassical economics and its applications to business, finance, growth and the environment.Trade Review'This book seeks to reformulate traditional neoclassical microeconomic theory into a new paradigm that integrates an alternative rationality postulate, expectations, resource stocks, disequilibrium, dynamics, and endogenous technological change. This is a noble pursuit, since mainstream micro theory has not done a good job of addressing most of these considerations individually, let alone as a group. The book is a significant contribution to the literature and could even become a "breakthrough" work.' -- Adam Rose, Pennsylvania State University, US'This is an excellent book. It will be a welcome addition to the growing body of work expanding the field of economic theory. The future of economics lies in work like this developing a kind of economics consistent with real human behaviour and biophysical reality.' -- John M. Gowdy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Models of Human Behavior 2. Micro-Foundations of Economics 3. Economic Agents, Actions and Wealth 4. The Z-Function 5. Decision-Making Strategies 6. Dynamics 7. From Agent to Aggregation 8. The Drivers of Long-Term Growth: Knowledge, Technological Change and Radical Innovation Appendix A: Money and Credit Appendix B: Balance Equations; Accounting Relationships Appendix C: Explicit Representations of Value and Wealth Functions and Supply–Demand Curves Appendix D: Properties of the Matrix References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book attempts to shed light on why it is so difficult to develop and maintain successful businesses in the grocery e-commerce arena. Within the last five years, grocery e-commerce has experienced both consistent successes such as Tesco.com and irrevocable failures such as Webvan.com. Niels Kornum and Mogens Bjerre bring key researchers together to investigate the factors contributing to the success of grocery e-commerce, particularly in countries that had the earliest and most extensive experiences in this field: the USA, the UK and Scandinavia.The authors argue that grocery e-commerce is especially difficult to implement because it differs from other types of consumer sales in numerous aspects including low profit margins, low value density of products and high frequency purchases. As well as examining these unique characteristics, the authors present research on consumer behaviour, cross country comparisons and new empirical evidence in order to address the long-term prospects for the survival of grocery e-commerce. Recommendations as to how managers should respond to its challenges are also made. Academics, students and researchers focusing on marketing, consumer behaviour, logistics, e-commerce and business strategy will find this book to be a fascinating read.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Grocery E-Commerce – Consumer Behaviour and Business Strategies: An Introduction 2. Competing for the Online Grocery Customer: The UK Experience 3. To Pay or Not to Pay, That is the Question. Conceptual Model and Empirical Results on Consumers’ View on Home Delivery 4. Household Desires on Home Delivery: An Empirical Study on Attended Reception of Convenience Goods 5. A Comparison of In-Store vs. Online Grocery Customers 6. Understanding Consumer Adoption of Online Grocery Shopping: Results from Denmark and Sweden 7. Behind the Values: Understanding Consumer Behaviour and E-Grocery Business from a Dialectic Culture Perspective 8. Effective E-Grocery Logistics 9. Cost Drivers and Profitability of DC Based Grocery Home Delivery Systems 10. A Reality Check on E-Grocery Delivery Options – The Swedish Case 11. Packaging Trends for E-Commerce Shipments in the United States: A Focus on Perishables! 12. First-Movers in the E-Grocery Sector – A Framework for Analysis 13. Innovative Opportunities and Strategies for Online Transactions 14. The Future of Grocery E-Commerce – Will Business be Able to Meet Customers’ Needs and How? Index

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Book SynopsisThe economics literature on pricing and pricing tactics has made huge progress in the last few decades mostly due to the influence of the asymmetric information and game theory revolutions in microeconomic theory. This authoritative two volume collection brings together some classic contributions which predate these revolutions, and older and newer papers which have employed these modern techniques to further our understanding of how pricing works in real world settings. Pricing Tactics, Strategies, and Outcomes approaches the subject mainly from the theoretical perspective, but includes also some important empirical papers. Important topics covered include entry deterrence, reputation formation, product line pricing, collusive behavior, tying and bundling, leasing, and sales and couponing strategies. The book should prove a useful reference tool for marketing students and faculty interested in the literature on pricing.Trade Review'I've been searching for a book like this for the last decade! I've been on the lookout for a compilation of the "greatest hits" of economics articles that serve as the foundation of pricing strategy. This is exactly what Pricing Tactics, Strategies and Outcomes is: a two volume 1200+ page compilation of the seminal academic pricing articles.' -- Rafi Mohammed, Pricing for Profit blogTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Introduction Michael Waldman and Justin P. Johnson PART I CLASSICS 1. Peter O. Steiner (1957), ‘Peak Loads and Efficient Pricing’ 2. George J. Stigler (1964), ‘A Theory of Oligopoly’ 3. Oliver E. Williamson (1966), ‘Peak-Load Pricing and Optimal Capacity under Indivisibility Constraints’ 4. George J. Stigler (1968), ‘United States v. Loew’s Inc.: A Note on Block-Booking’ 5. Walter Y. Oi (1971), ‘A Disneyland Dilemma: Two-Part Tariffs for a Mickey Mouse Monopoly’ 6. R.H. Coase (1972), ‘Durability and Monopoly’ 7. Reinhard Selten (1978), ‘The Chain Store Paradox’ PART II PRICING A PRODUCT LINE AND RELATED ISSUES 8. Michael Mussa and Sherwin Rosen (1978), ‘Monopoly and Product Quality’ 9. Nancy L. Stokey (1979), ‘Intertemporal Price Discrimination’ 10. Eric Maskin and John Riley (1984), ‘Monopoly with Incomplete Information’ 11. Stephen W. Salant (1989), ‘When is Inducing Self-Selection Suboptimal for a Monopolist?’ 12. Raymond J. Deneckere and R. Preston McAfee (1996), ‘Damaged Goods’ 13. Drew Fudenberg and Jean Tirole (1998), ‘Upgrades, Tradeins, and Buybacks’ 14. Justin P. Johnson and David P. Myatt (2003), ‘Multiproduct Quality Competition: Fighting Brands and Product Line Pruning’ PART III PRICING AND CONSUMER LEARNING 15. Benjamin Klein and Keith B. Leffler (1981), ‘The Role of Market Forces in Assuring Contractual Performance’ 16. Carl Shapiro (1982), ‘Consumer Information, Product Quality, and Seller Reputation’ 17. Russell Cooper and Thomas W. Ross (1984), ‘Prices, Product Qualities and Asymmetric Information: The Competitive Case’ 18. Kyle Bagwell and Michael H. Riordan (1991), ‘High and Declining Prices Signal Product Quality’ 19. Tracy R. Lewis and David E.M. Sappington (1994), ‘Supplying Information to Facilitate Price Discrimination’ 20. Patrick DeGraba (1995), ‘Buying Frenzies and Seller-induced Excess Demand’ 21. James D. Dana, Jr. (1998), ‘Advance-Purchase Discounts and Price Discrimination in Competitive Markets’ PART IV COLLUSIVE BEHAVIOR 22. Edward J. Green and Robert H. Porter (1984), ‘Noncooperative Collusion under Imperfect Price Information’ 23. B. Douglas Bernheim and Michael D. Whinston (1990), ‘Multimarket Contact and Collusive Behavior’ 24. David Genesove and Wallace P. Mullin (2001), ‘Rules, Communication, and Collusion: Narrative Evidence from the Sugar Institute Case’ 25. Joseph E. Harrington, Jr. (2004), ‘Cartel Pricing Dynamics in the Presence of an Antitrust Authority’ 26. Susan Athey, Kyle Bagwell and Chris Sanchirico (2004), ‘Collusion and Price Rigidity’ PART V ENTRY DETERRENCE AND PREDATION 27. David M. Kreps and Robert Wilson (1982), ‘Reputation and Imperfect Information’ 28. Paul Milgrom and John Roberts (1982), ‘Limit Pricing and Entry under Incomplete Information: An Equilibrium Analysis’ 29. Drew Fudenberg and Jean Tirole (1986), ‘A “Signal-jamming” Theory of Predation’ 30. Garth Saloner (1987), ‘Predation, Mergers, and Incomplete Information’ 31. Kyle Bagwell and Garey Ramey (1991), ‘Oligopoly Limit Pricing’ 32. Yun Joo Jung, John H. Kagel and Dan Levin (1994), ‘On the Existence of Predatory Pricing: An Experimental Study of Reputation and Entry Deterrence in the Chain-store Game’ Name Index Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction by the editors to both volumes appears in Volume I PART I EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF PRICING STRATEGIES 1. Dennis W. Carlton (1986), ‘The Rigidity of Prices’ 2. Margaret E. Slade (1992), ‘Vancouver’s Gasoline-Price Wars: An Empirical Exercise in Uncovering Supergame Strategies’ 3. Severin Borenstein and Andrea Shepard (1996), ‘Dynamic Pricing in Retail Gasoline Markets’ 4. Sam Peltzman (2000), ‘Prices Rise Faster than They Fall’ 5. Martin Pesendorfer (2002), ‘Retail Sales: A Study of Pricing Behavior in Supermarkets’ 6. Aviv Nevo and Catherine Wolfram (2002), ‘Why Do Manufacturers Issue Coupons? An Empirical Analysis of Breakfast Cereals’ PART II LEASING 7. Jeremy I. Bulow (1982), ‘Durable-Goods Monopolists’ 8. Scott E. Masten and Edward A. Snyder (1993), ‘United States versus United Shoe Machinery Corporation: On the Merits’ 9. Michael Waldman (1997), ‘Eliminating the Market for Secondhand Goods: An Alternative Explanation for Leasing’ 10. Igal Hendel and Alessandro Lizzeri (1999), ‘Interfering with Secondary Markets’ 11. Igal Hendel and Alessandro Lizzeri (2002), ‘The Role of Leasing under Adverse Selection’ 12. Justin P. Johnson and Michael Waldman (2003), ‘Leasing, Lemons, and Buybacks’ PART III TYING 13. William James Adams and Janet L. Yellen (1976), ‘Commodity Bundling and the Burden of Monopoly’ 14. R. Preston McAfee, John McMillan and Michael D. Whinston (1989), ‘Multiproduct Monopoly, Commodity Bundling, and Correlation of Values’ 15. Michael D. Whinston (1990), ‘Tying, Foreclosure, and Exclusion’ 16. José Carbajo, David de Meza and Daniel J. Seidmann (1990), ‘A Strategic Motivation for Commodity Bundling’ 17. Yannis Bakos and Erik Brynjolfsson (1999), ‘Bundling Information Goods: Pricing, Profits, and Efficiency’ 18. Jay Pil Choi and Christodoulos Stefanadis (2001), ‘Tying, Investment, and the Dynamic Leverage Theory’ 19. Dennis W. Carlton and Michael Waldman (2002), ‘The Strategic Use of Tying to Preserve and Create Market Power in Evolving Industries’ PART IV SALES AND COUPONING STRATEGIES 20. Hal R. Varian (1980), ‘A Model of Sales’, American Economic Review, 70 (4), September, 651-9; Hal R. Varian (1981), ‘Errata: A Model of Sales’ 21. Chakravarthi Narasimhan (1984), ‘A Price Discrimination Theory of Coupons’ 22. Joel Sobel (1984), ‘The Timing of Sales’ 23. Chakravarthi Narasimhan (1988), ‘Competitive Promotional Strategies’ 24. Greg Shaffer and Z. John Zhang (1995), ‘Competitive Coupon Targeting’ 25. Drew Fudenberg and Jean Tirole (2000), ‘Customer Poaching and Brand Switching’ 26. J. Miguel Villas-Boas (2004), ‘Price Cycles in Markets with Customer Recognition’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisAn Economic Perspective on Trade Mark Law uses economic analysis to examine the capacity of a trade mark to stimulate and strengthen demand for marked products and the trade mark's role in marketing and business organization. It uses this perspective to evaluate the exclusive rights that trade mark owners enjoy and other issues in trade mark law. It will argue that the trade mark has enabled marketing to develop as a distinct form of economic activity and that the trade mark's flexibility as a structuring device has had a major impact on the evolution of the firm and on the organization of streams of economic activity.This invaluable book will appeal to academics, postgraduate and undergraduate students in the fields of trade mark law, business organization, intellectual property and law and economics. Solicitors and other professionals specializing in trade mark law and/or marketing will also find much to interest them in this insightful book.Contents: 1. Trade Marks in Modern Commercial Life; 2. The Legal Nature of a Trade Mark as a Marketing Resource and a Structuring Device; 3. The Marketing Power of Trade Marks; 4. Trade Marks and the Organization of Economic Activity; 5. An Economic Perspective on Trade Mark Law; 6. Concluding Thoughts; IndexTrade Review’Law and economics has become a dominant way of thinking about trade mark law in the United States. In this book, Andrew Griffiths applies the methodology of law and economics to European trade mark law in a comprehensive and thoughtful fashion, giving us new insights into the nature of European trade mark legislation and the case law that has developed under it.’ - Graeme B. Dinwoodie, University of Oxford, UK’Griffiths provides a comprehensive, readable, and much-needed account of the European approach to trademarks, with an emphasis on the role of economic theory in informing and shaping the law. The book takes a balanced and practical approach that recognizes both the benefits of trademark protection and the need for third parties to use trademarks in information-facilitating ways. It is a welcome contribution to the literature, and will provide a valuable resource to anyone looking for a window into European trademark law.’ -- Stacey L. Dogan, Boston University, School of Law, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Trade Marks in Modern Commercial Life 2. The Legal Nature of a Trade Mark as a Marketing Resource and a Structuring Device 3. The Marketing Power of Trade Marks 4. Trade Marks and the Organization of Economic Activity 5. An Economic Perspective on Trade Mark Law 6. Concluding Thoughts Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this carefully articulated investigation of the Walrasian general equilibrium model, the author sets forth one perception or explanation of how the microeconomy might operate. The focus is primarily on the behavior of individual consumers, firms and markets under perfectly competitive conditions and on the simultaneous interactions that occur among them. Central to his argument is that all of these elements fit together to form a unified whole for a complete, consistent, and cohesive picture of the perfectly competitive microeconomy.The book provides substantial discussion of the model's methodological background; returns to scale; the transformation surface and the fixed-factor-supply economy; existence, uniqueness, and stability of equilibria; the dynamics of market adjustments; methodological individualism and the theory of price determination; imperfectly competitive markets; welfare economics; and the role of money capital in the operation of the firm. The author suggests that the abandonment of general equilibrium theory by microeconomists is a mistake, and that it is too soon to give up on the possibility of constructing an adequate analysis of uniqueness, global stability, and price determination.Students and scholars of economics will find much of interest in this thorough exploration of the operation of the microeconomy.Trade Review'This is an important, rigorous, and thoroughly engaging text on the economic theory of market behavior. It is unique in the attention devoted to the philosophical underpinnings and the historical background of the Walrasian Theory. Professor Katzner challenges his readers to understand the strengths and the limitations of what has gone before, and he provides guidance as to how he would like to see price theory develop in the future. This is among those rare texts that is designed to inspire further research.' -- Hugo Sonnenschein, University of Chicago, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Preface to Walrasian Microeconomics 1. Introduction 2. The Theory of Demand: Utility Maximization 3. Topics in Demand Theory 4. Production and Cost 5. Models of the Firm 6. Markets in Isolation 7. Interacting Markets 8. The Fixed-Factor-Supply Economy 9. Dynamics and Equilibrium 10. Methodological Individualism and the Theory of Price Determination 11. Imperfect Competition 12. Economic Welfare 13. Capital 14. The Grand View 15. Some Alternative Assumptions and Methods of Analysis Appendices Index

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Book SynopsisTrust in Market Relationships illustrates that the importance of trust in a commercial arena has intensified as markets have become more complex. As business relationships become ever critical for a firm's economic results in highly competitive markets, and trust represents the basic platform for the development of successful long-term collaborations.Sandro Castaldo attempts to order the analytical complexity and myriad perspectives that characterise research on trust. He aims not to simplify this complexity, but to present guidelines for an interpretative model of trust, and to define fundamental concepts for trust management strategies. Issues explored include: the nature of trust, the relevance of trust to firms' intangible assets and value creation; dimensions of trust in marketing studies; psychological, sociological and organizational studies and the transactional cost theory; trust determinants, consequences and evolutionary processes and cycles.With its wide literature review and complete field overview, this multi-disciplinary approach to the complex facets of trust in market relationships will strongly appeal to those with an interest in marketing, trust management and organizational studies.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Conceptual Assumptions of Trust 1. Relationship- and Network-based Approaches: The Emergence of Trust Demand 2. The Value of Trust Part II: The Contribution of the Different Disciplinary Contexts 3. Multidisciplinary Studies on Trust 4. Trust in Marketing Part III: The Trust Construct’s Analytical Boundaries 5. Trust Definition: A Content Meta-Analysis 6. Trust in Market Relationships: The Main Analytical Dimensions Part IV: Trust Development 7. A Trust Growth Model 8. The Evolutionary and Interactive Dynamics of Trust References Index

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