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Technological Infrastructure Policy - An International Perspective (Hardcover, 1996 ed.): Morris Teubal, Dominique Foray, Moshe... Technological Infrastructure Policy - An International Perspective (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
Morris Teubal, Dominique Foray, Moshe Justman, Ehud Zuscovitch
R4,576 Discovery Miles 45 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Technological Infrastructure Policy provides a systematic treatment of technological infrastructure (TI) and Technological Infrastructure Policy (TIP) which are emerging fields of interest both for academic economists and for policy makers in both advanced and developing economies. The specific topics covered include: the role of TI in economic growth and development; the nature and definition of TI; TI-components; the relationships between TI and markets; salient features of TIP. Technological Infrastructure Policy reflects the distinction made between basic and advanced TI. Basic TI involves the collective absorption of foreign technology for subsequent diffusion to domestic firms. Several chapters explicitly deal with this process with an emphasis on the supply of advisory services to small and medium enterprises. Advanced TI involves precompetitive, cooperation research and development in cutting edge technologies undertaken by consortia of firms. Several examples of advanced TIP are given. The novel integration of various conceptual and practical aspects of TI and TIP is the strong point of this book.

Price Policies and Economic Growth (Hardcover, New): Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, Antonio Jorge Price Policies and Economic Growth (Hardcover, New)
Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, Antonio Jorge
R2,786 Discovery Miles 27 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An understanding of price structures and their impact on trade, productivity, and other related factors will aid in formulation of price policies promoting economic growth and development. Price formulation issues are examined within the context of nonmarket and imperfect market conditions, providing insightful linking of exchange rates and domestic prices to a wide array of factors that determine economic growth. Different facets of primary commodity price formation are explored, arriving at such conclusions as the fact that the dramatic rise in oil prices during the 1970s had little to do with the Latin American debt crisis or with the world recession that followed. Some new techniques for analysis are used, and commonly used techniques in price comparison studies are discussed.

The Political Economy of the Company (Hardcover): John Parkinson, Gavin Kelly, Andrew Gamble The Political Economy of the Company (Hardcover)
John Parkinson, Gavin Kelly, Andrew Gamble
R2,875 Discovery Miles 28 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Theoretical writing on the company and company law has been dominated in recent years by economics. This collection of essays by a distinguished team of authors drawn from a variety of disciplines seeks to build on the insights of this economic analysis and broaden understanding by examining the company in a wider historical,legal, political, and sociological context. Issues discussed include the attitudes of political parties in the UK to the company, the rise of the non-executive director, institutional activism and stakeholder protection, and the evolution of the nexus of contracts theory of the company. There is also a strong comparative theme, with discussions of the political and sociological context of corporate governance in France, Germany, and Japan, together with developments at the European level.

Pricing Perspectives - Marketing and Management Implications of New Theories and Applications (Hardcover): S. Rothenberger Pricing Perspectives - Marketing and Management Implications of New Theories and Applications (Hardcover)
S. Rothenberger; Florian Siems
R2,871 Discovery Miles 28 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The world of pricing has been changing at a fast pace. There has been a development of new dynamic pricing strategies, an explosion of new pricing tactics, and a focus on smarter buyers. This book focuses on those developments and highlights new perspectives for pricing strategies.

An International Perspective on Economic Education (Hardcover, 1994 ed.): William B Walstad An International Perspective on Economic Education (Hardcover, 1994 ed.)
William B Walstad
R4,532 Discovery Miles 45 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Economics is taught in some form in the secondary schools of nations throughout the world. The subject is rarely taught in elementary schools, and while economics courses are offered in universities, the majority of students end their formal education with secondary school. Thus, the best opportunity for the economic education of the youth of a nation occurs in secondary schools. This book examines economic education at this critical level of the educational system. The teaching of economics in secondary schools varies across countries. These differences occur because of history, the structure of education, and other national factors. At the same time, there are common elements in the economic education of many countries, especially in content coverage. This contrast between the common features and the uniqueness of economic education in secondary schools of major industrial nations exemplifies the international perspective presented in this book. The international perspective is developed in the six sections of the volume. The first section discusses why nations should include economics in school curricula, and presents a framework for teaching economics that should have global appeal. Dissension and consensus on economic issues among North American and European economists are examined in the second section. The third section surveys the U.S. research literature on precollege economic education and assesses the current state of economics instruction in U.S. schools. The economics curricula and educational practices in seven other nations -- the U.K., Canada, Japan, Germany, Austria, Korea, and Australia -- are described in the fourth and fifth sections. The fifth section also presents international comparisons of economic understanding based on national testing in six of those nations. The sixth and final section explores the role of economic education in centrally planned economies, and its effects on the transition to a market economy, using Russia, Bulgaria, and China as case studies.

Standardising Development - Influences on UK NGOs' Policies and Procedures (Paperback): Tina Wallace, Sarah Crowther,... Standardising Development - Influences on UK NGOs' Policies and Procedures (Paperback)
Tina Wallace, Sarah Crowther, Andrew Shepherd
R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
New Tides in the Pacific - Pacific Basin Cooperation and the Big Four (Japan, PRC, USA, USSR) (Hardcover): Roy Kim, Hilary... New Tides in the Pacific - Pacific Basin Cooperation and the Big Four (Japan, PRC, USA, USSR) (Hardcover)
Roy Kim, Hilary Conroy
R1,944 Discovery Miles 19 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

New Tides in the Pacific includes essays by prominent scholars from different countries examining prospects for cooperation in the Pacific basin. The volume as a whole emphasizes the gradually emerging framework of cooperation between the countries of the Pacific, and reflects the slow but steady growth of the cooperative process. Attention is also paid to the conflicting elements.

Convergence of Telecommunications and Broadcasting in Japan, United Kingdom and Germany - Technological Change, Public Policy... Convergence of Telecommunications and Broadcasting in Japan, United Kingdom and Germany - Technological Change, Public Policy and Market Structure (Hardcover)
Koichiro Agata, Kiyoshi Nakamura
R4,162 Discovery Miles 41 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


The convergence of telecommunications and broadcasting raises many questions. What form will convergence take in the future? When convergence produces new opportunities in the information, education and entertainment markets, what sort of rules of the game will be required? How will the players behave in these new markets? What policies might be needed?

Backward Areas in Advanced Countries (Hardcover, New Ed): E. Robinson Backward Areas in Advanced Countries (Hardcover, New Ed)
E. Robinson
R4,412 Discovery Miles 44 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Economic Trend Analysis for Executives and Investors (Hardcover): Howard G. Schaefer Economic Trend Analysis for Executives and Investors (Hardcover)
Howard G. Schaefer
R2,776 Discovery Miles 27 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book combines both a comprehensive analytical framework and economic statistics that enable business decision makers to anticipate developing economic trends. The author blends recent and historical economic data with economic theory to provide important benchmarks or rules of thumb that give both economists and noneconomists enhanced understanding of unfolding economic data and their interrelationships. Through the matrix system, a disciplined approach is described for integrating readily available economic data into a comprehensive analysis without complex formulas. The extensive appendix of monthly key economic factors for 1978-1991 makes this an important reference source for economic and financial trend analysis.

A new and practical method for economic trend analysis is introduced that provides more advanced knowledge than available from economic newsletters. Schaeffer begins with a general description of the business cycle and the typical behavior and effect of the credit markets, commercial banks, and the Federal Reserve. Next, fourteen key economic factors regularly reported by the business press are described, such as the capacity utilization rate and yield on three-month Treasury bills. Benchmarks for each of these key economic factors are set forth, together with an insightful discussion of the interrelationships indicating economic trends. A detailed discussion of the 1978-1991 American economy, incorporating monthly data from the historical matrix, demonstrates the practical application of the matrix system. Executives, investors, financial officers, and government policymakers will find this book useful in decision making.

Understanding Business Processes (Hardcover, illustrated edition): David Barnes Understanding Business Processes (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
David Barnes
R5,838 Discovery Miles 58 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What do business organizations do? The results of business behaviour can be observed and experienced in the form of the goods that are produced. However what goes on within organizations is often hidden from the outside world. This reader enables the student to make sense of business behaviour by offering an understanding of what organizations do. The book is underpinned by a systems perspective and takes a process view of organizations. This enables it to demonstrate that any business is a number of interrelated business processes and that success is determined by the extent to which these activities add value whilst minimising cost. Specifically the book focuses on: activities through which the organization interacts with its customers including marketing and sales; how organizations process materials including purchasing and manufacturing; and forms of business organization, with a critical account of new paradigms including business process re-engineering. The book features articles by leading business gurus including Michael Porter, Philip Kotler and John Kay.

Business Economics - Theory and application (Paperback): Neil Harris Business Economics - Theory and application (Paperback)
Neil Harris
R1,638 Discovery Miles 16 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'Business Economics: Theory and Application' is an undaunting and accessible text that focuses on the real world of business and how this relates to economics.
The links to business are far more intrinsic that in other business economics textbooks where a business "flavour" is simply added to traditional economics theory. It provides an in-depth jargon-free analysis, particularly relevant for one semester courses. A variety of case studies and questions are used throughout the text both to illustrate key points and for seminar and assignment work. Diagrams are included to aid the explanation of complex issues, and review and discussion questions are incorporated to consolidate and expand on the learning. A lecturer's supplement accompanies the text.
Accessible and undaunting approach for students with very little prior knowledge of the subject
Includes economic theory which is used to explore and analyse business issues and application of this theory through international case studies
Demonstrates the links between economics, strategy and marketing

Microeconomic Policy (Paperback): Solomon Cohen Microeconomic Policy (Paperback)
Solomon Cohen
R1,821 Discovery Miles 18 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This textbook provides an important and fresh approach to the understanding of microeconomic policy. Microeconomic Policy links principles to settings and shows how theory compliments policy and vice-versa. By linking theory to policies and application, this text will enable students to acquire proficiency and recognise balance in policy analysis and preparation. It contains comprehensive coverage of a broad range of policy areas including:
* competition and technology policy
* information and governance policy
* industrial and environmental policy
* social and income policy
* public sector failure and reform.


eBook available with sample pages: HB:0415236002

The Economics of E-Commerce (Hardcover): Michael R. Baye, John Morgan The Economics of E-Commerce (Hardcover)
Michael R. Baye, John Morgan
R10,790 Discovery Miles 107 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This research review, written by two pioneers of e-commerce, discusses thirty of the most important papers written in the fields of economics, marketing and strategy. Topics covered include evaluation of the benefit to consumers of competition and product variety online, examination of auctions and reputational feedback mechanisms designed to mitigate informational asymmetries in online markets, and the debate on digital property rights including privacy, piracy and the open source movement. The review provides a thoughtful and accessible consideration of the subject of e-commerce, invaluable to scholars and practitioners alike.

Transport Investment and Economic Development (Hardcover): David Banister, Joseph Berechman Transport Investment and Economic Development (Hardcover)
David Banister, Joseph Berechman
R4,952 Discovery Miles 49 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This text is directed at researchers, decision makers and students who are interested in the wider economic development impacts of transport.

Keynes and Economic Development - The Seventh Keynes Seminar Held at the University of Kent,Canterbury, 1985 (Hardcover): A.P.... Keynes and Economic Development - The Seventh Keynes Seminar Held at the University of Kent,Canterbury, 1985 (Hardcover)
A.P. Thirlwall
R4,334 Discovery Miles 43 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

List of Participants - Acknowledgements - Foreword; D.Crabtree - SESSION 1 - Introduction; J.J.Hughes - Keynes, Economic Development and the Developing Countries; A.P.Thirlwall - Some Reflections by a Keynesian Economist on the Problems of Developing Countries; W.B.Reddaway - Discussant; H.Singer - What Keynes and Keynesianism Can Teach Us about Less Developed Countries; H.Singer - SESSION 2 - Introduction; M.J.C.Vile - Bancor and the Developing Countries: How Much Difference Would it Have Made? J.Williamson - Discussant; G.Bird - Introduction; M.J.C.Vile - International Keynesianism: The Problem of the North-South Divide; E.Heath - Discussant; I.M.D.Little - Discussion - Index

Productivity Issues in Services at the Micro Level - A Special Issue of the Journal of Productivity Analysis (Hardcover,... Productivity Issues in Services at the Micro Level - A Special Issue of the Journal of Productivity Analysis (Hardcover, Reprinted from THE JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS, 4:1-2, 1993)
Zvi Griliches, Jacques Mairesse
R4,360 Discovery Miles 43 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on the empirical analysis of productivity in services at the firm level. Productivity studies are still scarce in services, especially in view of the major role of the services sector in modern developed economies and the increasing concern about its performance. The services industries studied in this volume are quite diverse, with a strong representation of financial services. All analyses are performed on the microlevel, being based on cross-sectional or panel data for samples of firms of widely varying sizes. They focus on a variety of topics ranging from comparing the efficiency of different categories of service firms or exploring the impact of mergers and deregulation on productivity performance to assessing the magnitude of returns to scale and scope or investigating the properties of different parametric or nonparametric methods to estimate cost and production functions. Perhaps the most valuable feature of all these studies is the authors' care and ingenuity in putting the data together, measuring variables and extracting relevant information. After reading the book, one is inclined to consider that services may not be all that different from goods.

Economic Analysis of Regulated Markets (Hardcover): Jorg Finsinger Economic Analysis of Regulated Markets (Hardcover)
Jorg Finsinger
R2,864 Discovery Miles 28 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Risk and Uncertainty (Hardcover): K Borch, J. Mossin Risk and Uncertainty (Hardcover)
K Borch, J. Mossin
R5,630 Discovery Miles 56 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Division of Labor, Variability, Coordination, and the Theory of Firms and Markets (Hardcover, 1996 ed.): A. Camacho Division of Labor, Variability, Coordination, and the Theory of Firms and Markets (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
A. Camacho
R2,967 Discovery Miles 29 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A new approach to explaining the existence of firms and markets, focusing on variability and coordination. It stands in contrast to the emphasis on transaction costs, and on monitoring and incentive structures, which are prominent in most of the modern literature in this field. This approach, called the variability approach, allows us to: show why both the need for communication and the coordination costs increase when the division of labor increases; explain why, while the firm relies on direction, the market does not; rigorously formulate the optimum divisionalization problem; better understand the relationship between technology and organization; show why the size' of the firm is limited; and to refine the analysis of whether the existence of a sharable input, or the presence of an external effect leads to the emergence of a firm. The book provides a wealth of insights for students and professionals in economics, business, law and organization.

Productive Performance of Chinese Enterprises - An Empirical Study (Hardcover, 1996 ed.): Y. Wu Productive Performance of Chinese Enterprises - An Empirical Study (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
Y. Wu
R2,865 Discovery Miles 28 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

`The book is an excellent example of the application of modern econometric techniques to Chinese data, some of which was especially collected for the research. The results throw new light on aspects of industrial sector reform in China. The book deserves wide attention from those interested in the economic reforms in China, especially those interested in the implications of the reforms for industrial sector efficiency and productivity growth.' - Christopher Findlay, University of Adelaide As the rural township, village and private enterprises are becoming more and more significant in the Chinese economy, this book focuses on the comparison of the rural (non-state) and state firms in terms of performance. The analysis is based on the empirical results from estimating various production functions applied to cross-section and panel data. Both aggregate and firm-specific efficiencies are examined in the case studies, exploring potential sources of efficiency differentials such as ownership, scale, factor intensity, location and economic reforms. Special attention is also paid to the regional comparison of industrial development and performance. The implications of the findings in the book for economic and reform policy are thus highlighted.

Industrial Change in Africa - Zimbabwean Firms under Structural Adjustment (Hardcover): J. Gunning, R. Oostendorp Industrial Change in Africa - Zimbabwean Firms under Structural Adjustment (Hardcover)
J. Gunning, R. Oostendorp
R2,889 Discovery Miles 28 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book uses a unique survey of manufacturing firms in Zimbabwe to analyze firm-level responses to economic liberalization. The focus on labor and financial markets, investment behaviour, the determinants of entrepreneurship, productivity growth and efficiency, export performance, firm growth, and resource shifts between different manufacturing activities. Understanding these determinants is crucial to evaluating the success or failure of structural adjustment.

Latin American Debt and Adjustment - External Shocks and Macroeconomic Policies (Hardcover): Philip Brock, Michael Connolly,... Latin American Debt and Adjustment - External Shocks and Macroeconomic Policies (Hardcover)
Philip Brock, Michael Connolly, Claudio Gonzalez-Vega
R2,518 Discovery Miles 25 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The fourteen papers presented in this volume are thought-provoking studies of the economic adjustment of Latin America to the difficult external environment of the 1980s. The anthology evolved out of a group of papers presented at the Third Dominican Republic Conference on International Debt and Adjustment in 1986. A number of the papers were updated and are presented here along with new ones written especially for this collection. The debt problems of Latin America form the background for the analyses undertaken by the articles in the book. The articles go beyond description of the debt problems to offer insights on the more fundamental long-range problems facing policy makers in the region. Positive analyses into the nature of the adjustment process and insights into future institutional changes that could improve the functioning of the Latin American economies highlight the book.

The papers are divided into major topics of concern. The transmission of external shocks to the region and instability to the financial markets are covered. Fiscal constraints, labor market adjustment, exchange rates, and the political economy of adjustment as each relates to the external shocks of the 1980s are investigated. A major essay by Montague Lord shows Latin American potential to reap substantial gains by pursuing policies to encourage expansion of its resource-based comparative-advantage activities. The essays in "Latin American Debt and Adjustment" provide a starting point for the consideration of some of the deeper problems that need to be addressed by any meaningful attempt to improve the market-oriented economies of the region.

A Gale of Creative Destruction - The Coming Economic Boom, 1992-2020 (Hardcover): Myron Ross A Gale of Creative Destruction - The Coming Economic Boom, 1992-2020 (Hardcover)
Myron Ross
R2,752 Discovery Miles 27 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Deftly attacking by logic and statistics the dominant pessimism concerning future US economic and military power, Ross instead sees greater progress over the next two or three decades than during the last--a fifth rising phase of a Kondratiev cycle. The central force will consist of a surging rate of technological advance resulting from such innovations as the electronic computer in combination with solid state application; energy-related superconductivity and fusion; biotechnology and space; etc. . . .An excellent, sprightly, and scholarly reply to recent doomsayers. "Choice"

This groundbreaking work challenges pessimistic views of the U.S. economy, arguing instead that the U.S. is on the brink of a radical economic and social transformation, primarily caused by technological advance. According to Ross, the American economy, like other market-oriented economies, is subject to long waves, or cycles. In the early 1990s, he asserts, the U.S. economy will experience the beginning of a rising phase of a long wave, with the economy growing for two or three decades. The fundamental underlying cause of the booming economy will be the momentum associated with an unprecedented rate of technological advance; it will be associated with an increase in the standard of living of the average American beyond current expectations. Written in a style accessible to both scholars and educated lay readers, A Gale of Creative Destruction is an important counterweight to the recent spate of books which posit the impending collapse of the U.S. economy.

Ross takes a unique approach to the subject by integrating structural change in the American economy with technological advance in an international setting. To build his case, he analyzes the historical long waves the U.S. economy has already seen and examines the technological advances such as superconductivity and biotechnology. He shows that such major innovations have coincided with the rising phase of long waves. He also explores changes in the workforce, the diminution of racial and gender discrimination, the increasing interdependence of the world's economies, and the tremendous strides being made toward more democratization and more vibrant market-driven economies, arguing that each of these factors will act to help fuel economic growth in the 1990s and beyond. Based on his analysis, Ross concludes that optimism about the economic future is more than warranted and that today's children will be significantly better off than their parents.

Critical, Social and Technological Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Midsize Firms (Hardcover): Gary D. Libecap Critical, Social and Technological Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Midsize Firms (Hardcover)
Gary D. Libecap
R3,446 Discovery Miles 34 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the ninth volume in a series of studies on entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. The work looks at social and technological factors affecting mid-size businesses, including: education; job training; health policy; and, information technology.

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