Economics of industrial organization

"e;Modern"e; integrated value chains need not necessarily exclude the smallest producers as this book aims to explain in detail by case studies.

The information age is reshaping current socio-economic structures and processes and this book touches upon the nature of clusters in the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.

This book reviews Operations Research theory, applications and practice in seven major areas of airline planning and operations.

This book offers a pluralistic vision of the way economists have dealt with the question of power in society over the last two centuries.

Tourist visits used to be a less common activity in the past.

The relationship between project managers representing project owners and those on the contractor side is often threatened by communication risk.

This book examines the role of agriculture in the economic transformation of developing low- and middle-income countries and explores means for accelerating agricultural growth and poverty reduction.

This book addresses a range of issues relating to the nature and implications of growth of India's services sector, including factors contributing to the rise of services, output measurement and heterogeneity, growth of services exports, and employment in services sectors.

Energy policies play a pivotal part in helping countries achieve their sustainable development goals.

Explores challenges for developing and emerging economies for enhancing green financing for sustainable, low-carbon investment, looking at Indonesia.

This book provides detailed empirical analysis of countries in Asia to examine various dynamic models that incorporate the impact of technology and innovations on the industry evolution and overall economic growth.

The Decline of Trade Union Organisation (1987) considers the reasons behind the decline in trade union membership and discusses the prospects for recovery.

The main objective of this book has been to carry out research into the definition of industrial policy and its goals; to evaluate previously-introduced policies and instruments; and to identify the future challenges for and features of a modern EU industrial policy.

Product longevity is one of the cornerstones in the transition towards a more sustainable society and a key driver for the circular economy model.

European Trade Unionism (1973) examines the differences between the trade union movements of Europe, alongside noting their similarities.

Ideal for a one-semester course in international economics, this book is accessible to those within and outside of economics programs.

The globalized economy depends on local and context-specific factors.

Serving to unify the existing literature on extended warranties, maintenance service contracts and lease contracts, this book also presents a unique perspective on the topic focussed on cost analysis and decision-making from the perspectives of the parties involved.

Investment is the engine of growth.

This book, first published in 1946, deals with the question of the history, development and likely future of the civil air industry.

"e;Matching the rigour of the analysis with an extraordinary pedagogical capacity, the authors unveil all the arcana of the 'openness' capitalism model and digital labour.

This is a book about urban complexity - how it evolves and how it gets destroyed.

This book contains the papers presented at the XXX International Congress INGEGRAF, "e;Digital Engineering, its application in Research, Development and Innovation"e;, held on 24-25 June 2021 in Valencia, Spain.

Written for students taking courses in building and surveying, 'Estimating for Builders and Surveyors' describes and explains the method used by the estimator to build up prices or rates for items described in the SMM7 format.

Originally published in French as Le territoire europeen: des racines aux enjeux globaux, this book reflects the enormous changes that Europe has seen in the past half century.

Multinational corporations now look toward China with both trepidation and anticipation.

This timely new book provides an international perspective on Public Private Partnerships.

Central economic planning is often associated with failed state socialism, and modern capitalism celebrated as its antithesis.

Telecommunications are increasingly recognized as a key component in the infrastructure of economic development.

Historians of our financial system will record this as an age of deregulation and bank mergers.

Economic geographers increasingly consider the significance of history in shaping the contemporary socio-economic landscape, and increasingly believe that experiences and competencies, acquired over time by individuals and entities in particular localities, to a large degree determine present configurations as well as future regional trajectories.

The evolution of the Nigerian oil and gas industry spanned about a century during which several challenges were encountered and surmounted by major International Oil Companies (IOCs).

It is a major problem for less developed countries to make their primary sectors sufficiently profitable in order to be able to build up their manufacturing and service sectors.

Originally published in 1960 and 1966.

This book is Volume I of a two-volume set on antitrust policy, analyzing the economic efficiency and moral desirability of various tests for antitrust legality, including those promulgated by US and EU antitrust law.

Globalisation is associated with capitalist multinationals dedicated to the enrichment of wealthy, corporate shareholders.

The Socialist Industrial State (1976) examines the state-socialist system, taking as the central example the Soviet Union - where the goals and values of Marxism-Leninism and the particular institutions, the form of economy and polity, were first adopted and developed.

This book identifies and systematically confirms the various factors that allow dangerous nuclear power projects to proceed without adequate risk assessment, even as society recognizes the magnitude of risks associated with nuclear power generation.

This book is about the behaviour of systems.

The health of American manufacturing has been a cause of real concern during the 1980s.

Originally published in 1995, this book explores a number of subjects of significance for labor and economic policy, especially the role of U.

Improved efficiency and effectiveness in the construction industry provide huge potential savings.

British Industrial Relations (1983) provides a comprehensive and balanced approach to British industrial relations, an often controversial subject with a variety of academic interpretations which achieved a large significance in national politics.

This book focuses on the economic challenges India has been facing since its independence in 1947.

Wrecking Activities at Power Stations in the Soviet Union (1933) is a valuable historical document that presents a verbatim report of the trials of various Soviet and British engineers and workers accused of acts of sabotage against the Soviet energy infrastructure.

This book engages in the long-standing debate on the relationship between capitalism and colonialism.

Economic Integration in East and West (1976) explores the logic of economic integration to form free trade areas and common markets, and applies the findings to the European Economic Community and Comecon, and to third countries and the world economic order in general.

Much recent research in Urban Studies has concentrated on the notion of the 'global city' but discussion has also covered a larger set of mega cities, with populations in excess of 10 million.