Edith Penrose has been one of the most significant economists of the second part of the twentieth century. Her contribution to the theory of the firm has reinvented and productively developed the classical tradition in economics, and informed the currently dominant, knowledge-based theory of the firm. This volume builds on a special issue of Contributions to Political Economy that celebrated forty years since Penrose's classic The Theory of the Growth of the Firm. It includes fifteen chapters by leading contributors on the aforementioned aspects of Penrose's work.
Edith Penrose has been one of the most significant economists of the second part of the twentieth century. Her contribution to the theory of the firm ...
In The Political Economy of Privatization the authors assess the success of privatization. The work is an international study of the extensive privatization, and the pressure towards privatization, in different parts of the world. The book includes: * A study of the relationship between ownership and performance; * An assessment of the importance of market structure and regulation; * A discussion of privatization strategies within the public sector; * Individual country case-studies, looking at the experience of different countries engaged in the contrasting...
In The Political Economy of Privatization the authors assess the success of privatization. The work is an international study of the extensiv...
In this important text Christos Pitelis has brought together twelve leading academics and researchers to survey and critically assess the transaction costs, markets and hierarchies perspective in the light of recent advances. By providing up-to-date statements of their views on the limitations o the perspective it is hoped that their contributions will stimulate further debate and open up new avenues for future research.
In this important text Christos Pitelis has brought together twelve leading academics and researchers to survey and critically assess the transaction ...
Everything you ever wanted to know about growing grapes
Market and Non-market Hierarchies: Theory of Institutional Failure examines capitalism's three major institutions: the market, the firm, and the state. Plumbing the depths of history and surfacing in the modern era, this book offers the unique perspective of analysis through the lens of Marxian theories of capitalist crisis alongside a comparison of major micro- and macroeconomic theories of failure. Comprehensive in scope, the discussion tracks the evolution of the firm and explores the capitalist state as a...
Everything you ever wanted to know about growing grapes
Market and Non-market Hierarchies: Theory of Institutional Failure exa...
Today greenness is goodness; non-greenness is not an option. It is therefore critical to advance thinking on why and how business, consumers and policy makers can contribute to the goal of sustainable global wealth creation. This volume analyzes the strategic sustainability issues confronting contemporary business, and explores the transformation in values, strategies, and practices needed by modern businesses to attain sustainable business. It is is developed from a Global Business Symposium organized by the Centre for International Business and Management (CIBAM) at Cambridge University...
Today greenness is goodness; non-greenness is not an option. It is therefore critical to advance thinking on why and how business, consumers and po...