French Planning in Theory and Practice

Business & Money

Estrin, Saul

Economics

Unwin Hyman

Microeconomics caters for all students studying the subject, challenging the most able reader whilst leaving no student behind.

Microeconomics

DIETRICH, MICHAEL

David, Laidler

Pearson College Div

The subject of self-management - of companies in which the decisions are made by the work force rather than by the managers or owners - has long been of interest both to economists and to a wider audience. In this 1984 book Saul Estrin offers a comprehensive survey of how workers' self-management has influenced industrial structure and the allocation of resources in Yugoslavia, where a system of this type has operated since the 1950s. The book will interest economists concerned with the likely impact of workers' participation as well as specialists in self-management theory and the operation of the Yugoslav economy.

Self-Management: Economic Theory and Yugoslav Practice (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies) (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, Series Number 40)

Cambridge University Press

This work presents twelve case studies of foreign direct investment in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia. The studies include major firms such as Skoda and Danone, as well as smaller ventures, and cover the same sectors for each country, thereby permitting useful comparisons and assessments of: the role of country, sector, technology, and firm-specific characteristics in determining the pattern and nature of foreign direct investment; the potential implications of FDI for the competitiveness of the investing firms; the impact of infusions of capital investments, technology, and managerial resources for the host economies; and the policy implications for host countries and relevant international institutions.

Foreign Direct Investment in Central Eastern Europe: Case Studies of Firms in Transition: Case Studies of Firms in Transition (Microeconomics of Transition Economies)

Richet, Xavier

Brada, Josef C

Routledge

Covering recent theoretical developments in industrial organization and public choice theory, this is a complete textbook for intermediate microeconomics courses. The mathematical development of results lends vigour to its traditional strength: verbal and geometric presentation of key concepts. The clarity and brevity of exposition that made the book popular have been retained.

Introduction to Microeconomics

Laidler, David

Pearson Higher Education

A central feature of modern Asia that trumps differences in economic and political systems is the web of close relationships running between and within business and politics; the connections world. These networks facilitate highly transactional interactions yielding significant reciprocal benefits. Although the connections world has not as yet seriously impeded Asia's economic renaissance, it comes with significant costs and fallibilities. These include the creation and entrenchment of huge market power and the attenuation of competition. They in turn hold back the growth in productivity and innovation that will be essential for further development. The connections world also breeds massive inequalities that may culminate in political instability. The authors argue that if Asia's claim to the 21st century is not to be derailed, major changes must be made to policy and behaviour so as to cut away the foundations of the connections world and promote more sustainable economic and political systems.

The Connections World: The Future of Asian Capitalism

Commander, Simon

This volume presents cases from a World Bank study of state-owned industrial firms in Poland, Hungary and the Czech and Slovak republics. Topics that are covered include: structure of the industry; history of the firm; and product mix and sales pattern.

Restructuring and Privatization in Central Eastern Europe: Case Studies of Firms in Transition (Microeconomics of Transition Economies)

Gelb, Alan

Singh, Inderjit

Brada, Joseph C.

Biography & History

How is the behaviour and impact of western multinational enterprises affected when investing in transition economies? what are the particular costs and benefits of such investment for the host countries? This comprehensive book provides an up-to-date analysis of the scope and pattern of foreign direct investment flows into the transition economies of central and eastern Europe. Ten case studies of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region bring together two major fields of study: the relationship between FDI, and the economic transition from plan to market. Using in-depth interviews with both the western headquarters and central and east european subsidiaries of investing companies, the case studies view FDI from a number of perspectives: the investing firm, the recipient firm or sector, the host government, suppliers, retailers and capital market observers. The result is an extensive analysis of foreign direct investment in the region and of the broader process of economic transformation. Based on sound economic theory and empirical research, this book is relevant to economists, investors, policy-makers, and graduate students and academics working on transition.

Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe: Multinationals in Transition (Royal Institute of International Affairs)

Todd, Sarah

Royal Institute Of International Affairs

Hughes, Kirsty

Thomson Learning

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