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Product Description: In the controller general's department, the Bureau of Commerce was the center of administrative thought about the relations of the French royal government to French industry. The author seeks to discover and communicate how the bureau's four executive intendants of commerce operated during twenty-nine months...read more

Product Description: Part of a series focusing on industry and industrial change in China, this volume discusses such topics as the effects, origins and tensions of China's managerial reforms; Confucian influences in Chinese management; and the performance of firms under management reform; among other topics...read more

A pioneering scholar in the field of capitalism assesses the major flaws in the dominant economic structure, including its hierarchical structure and methods, and suggests a revolutionary new approach that emphasizes democracy in the workplace. 12,500 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: In The American South, Fourth Edition, William J. Cooper, Jr. and Thomas E. Terrill demonstrate their belief that it is impossible to divorce the history of the south from the history of the United States. The authors' analysis underscores the complex interaction between the South as a distinct region and the South as an inescapable part of America...read more

Product Description: The second edition of Antitrust Economics provides a thorough treatment of the economic theory that both motivates (and to varying degrees) guides the design and enforcement of the antitrust laws of the United States. Citing relevant legislation and landmark court cases, the text offers a comprehensive analysis of both horizontal and vertical antitrust issues and uses economic theory to evaluate antitrust policy throughout...read more

While the rise of Japan in the world economy has been widely chronicled, South Korea has been quietly growing into a major economic force that is even challenging Japan in some industries. This book examines how government in South Korea has worked with selected industries to create companies that compete aggressively in world markets. The author views South Korean growth as an example of "late industrialization," a process in which a nation's industries learn from other innovator nations, rather than innovate themselves. Discussing state intervention, shop floor management, and technology transfer, the author explores the reason for South Korea's phenomenal growth. Of particular importance is the principle of reciprocity in which the government imposes strict performance standards on those industries and companies that it aids. The author also compares the South Korean experience to Japan's, and to other emerging nations such as Taiwan, Brazil, Turkey, India, and Mexico.

Product Description: Until recently Australia had one of the most protected manufacturing sectors in the western world. Australia is now moving to shed the mantle of protectionism, and this shift marks a revolutionary change in the character and aims of national industry policy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This work provides insights into the relationship between corporate and public telecommunication networks. The telecommunication development in East Germany in the post-unification period is presented as a critical case study to demonstrate the conditions of corporate network growth...read more

Suggests a non-inflationary industrial policy, assesses the current economic situation, and describes the growing challenge of foreign competition

Product Description: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) create jobs, spread technological progress, and contribute to economic and social well-being, while stimulating entrepreneurship. Their contribution to the economy is sometimes facilitated by government action...read more

Product Description: Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln both considered small business the backbone of American democracy and free enterprise. In Beyond the Broker State, Jonathan Bean considers the impact of this ideology on American politics from the Great Depression to the creation of the Small Business Administration during the Eisenhower administration...read more