Economics of industrial organization

This book focuses on extending the models and theories (from a mathematical/statistical point of view) which were introduced in the first volume to a more technical level.

The spectacular economic performance of China, East Asia and India during the last ten years has ignited some profound changes in the world economy.

A theoretical and empirical investigation of how economics can contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurship.

Americans tend to believe that their country is very different from Europe.

The concept of localized technological change is emerging at the crossroads of different approaches to the economics of innovation and new technologies.

The Soviet Economy (1983) examines the long-term prospective growth of the USSR's economy.

This book investigates the industrial agglomeration and dispersion within a country under trade liberalization and interregional integration by considering both economic forces and geographical elements.

An examination of the form and character of recent transformations in the international automobile industry.

This is a revised and updated version of the celebrated 'Best Book on Chinese Economy'.

This book reviews the theory of the firm and the large modern corporation.

Aviation is one of the most widely talked about industries in the global economy and yet airlines continue to present an enigma.

Innovation is critical to increasing global prosperity and also essential to surviving and overcoming the ongoing challenges of pandemics, wars, climate change, and systemic financial turmoil.

My interest in X-Efficiency (XE) dates back to 1978.

Originally published in 1992 this book charts the global restructuring of telecommunications industries away from the monopoly structures of the past towards increased competition, deregulation and privatization.

Explores the impact of the internet on the future directions of the ''New Economy''.

Originally published in 1963, The Railwaymen recounts the struggle of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants from its foundation in 1872 until the first national railway strike in 1911 to gain recognition from the companies and a reduction in the excessive hours of labour and the scandalously high accident rate among railwaymen.

Foreword The first essay in Volker Simmering's study in The Evolution of Standards, undertaken while at the Graduate Programme in Law and Economics in cooperation with the Institute of SocioEconomics at the University of Hamburg, examines the effects of "e;globalization"e; on the evolution of global standard().

Some books get written, others write themselves.

First published in 1987, Incentives and Economic Systems is a selection of papers presented at the Eighth Arne Ryde Symposium at Frostavallen, Sweden on how institutions attempt to guide individual behaviour by manipulating the social and economic incentive system.

The service sector has dominated advanced economies for years.

Focusing on the theory and applications of point processes, Point Processes for Reliability Analysis naturally combines classical results on the basic and advanced properties of point processes with recent theoretical findings of the authors.

Industrial policy has long been regarded as a strategy to encourage sector-, industry-, or economy-wide development by the state.

In einer dynamischen Welt, in der sich Anforderungen und Märkte ständig verändern, ist Flexibilität der Schlüssel zum Erfolg.

From an interdisciplinary perspective based primarily on European ethnology and political economy, this book explores issues and concepts concerning the link between culture and economy.

Global competition is forcing reliability and other professionals to work closely during the product design and manufacturing phase.

Growth enhancing structural change-a relocation of labour from low to high productivity sectors-is increasingly perceived as inextricably linked with the sustainable development agenda.

Now in its third edition, Cost-Benefit Analysis has been updated, offering readers the perfect introduction to project, programme and policy appraisal using basic tools of financial and economic analysis.

Employs microeconomic analysis and comparative institutional analysis to help provide answers to the challenges facing policymakers in regulating innovation.

This book assesses the changes that the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) could produce by boosting the competitiveness of firms in India and Korea.

This book examines the relationship between digital innovations on the one hand, and accounting and management information systems on the other.

First published in 1970, Britain and America 1850-1939 is a key text for anyone seeking to trace and interpret the development of the two great trans-Atlantic economies.

Much has been written on China's State-Owned Enterprises ( SOEs) reform following the restructuring impact on China's economic reform process in the last decade.

An award-winning book that develops the idea of the ICT sector as an evolving ecosystem.

The Estimator's Pocket Book, Third Edition is a concise and practical reference cover-ing the main approaches to pricing, as well as useful information such as how to process sub-contractor quotations, tender settlement and adjudication.

Originally published in 1997, this book puts information management in the context of technology transfer, industrialization and national development.

Estimators need to understand the consequences of entering into a contract, often defined by complex conditions and documents, as well as to appreciate the technical requirements of the project.

Weinzimer provides industry case studies of companies that have implemented multiple components of The Strategic IT Governance 2.

This book focuses on the impact on financial regulation and examines the impact of financial regulation on bank performances from different perspectives.

Das Buch befasst sich mit der Problematik der Abtreibung, wobei ihre menschenrechtlichen Aspekte und ihr Bezug zur Dienstleistungsfreiheit innerhalb der Europäischen Union im Vordergrund stehen.

A large opportunity exists for Australian organisations to use new and powerful technologies (Artificial intelligence [AI] and Cloud technologies) to transform their businesses to keep pace with or ahead of the leading edge of competitiveness.

Global military expenditure reached an estimated $1,822 billion in 2018 and this book questions what that spending responds to and indeed what that entails in terms of global security.

This book examines cooperation between the US and the EU on financial regulatory reform, notably at the outset and the first three years of the global financial crisis.

A circular economy perspective embraces a notion that we design everything to be reused for as long as possible, and then recaptured and repurposed when reuse is no longer possible.

This title was first published in 2000: Providing a review and assessment of a number of the major features evident in regional planning and development in Europe, this volume contains a series of regional case studies, drawn from current research in various European countries.

Globalization requires effective international and cross-cultural collaboration.

The application of mixed methods research design in the built environment discipline by students and academics has continued to grow exponentially.

This book provides four African country studies that illustrate challenges to economic transformation and the politics of implementing industrial policies.