This publication is the sixth in a series of edited volumes presenting research in the field of employee participation and labour management. The volume covers the themes of employee ownership and employee participation in transition economies, the effects of employee profit-sharing schemes on business performance of enterprises, the theory of labour-managed firms and co-operatives and the role of social enterprises in the welfare state. The papers consider these issues both from a theoretical and an applied perspective, taking examples from both Western Europe and the post-socialist...

"The New Economy Handbook" will primarily serve reference users in business schools, economics departments, public and university libraries, special libraries, and institutions/agencies concerned with finance, trade, e-commerce, banking, and other regulatory, trade, and commercial activities. Secondary users will be business professionals and managers, as well as entrepreneurs, bankers, and others who need traditional economic information and data about new technology firms. Because of the scope of its table of contents, the book might well be used as a supplement to many courses. The...