Growth, Industrial Organization and Economic Generalities - Hardcover

Baumol, William J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843763508 ISBN 13: 9781843763505

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

This compedium of essays brings together some of William Baumol's most distinguished and acclaimed papers with some that are more rare, including a discussion of the growth and innovation mechanism that accounts for the unprecedented growth performance of the market economies. Amongst many other papers of note are a discussion of appropriate regulatory principles for privatized and deregulated firms, and a survey of the accomplishments of economists in the past century and the past millennium.

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Review:

‘Reading this collection, one is reminded not only of the breadth of Baumol’s contributions to economics, but also of how fine a writer he can be. The explorations of entrepreneurship and growth are particularly broad and interesting.’ Author: Michael Waterson, University of Warwick, UK

From the Author:

The late William J. Baumol, formerly Academic Director, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, New York University, US and Senior Research Economist and Professor Emeritus, Princeton University, US

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1843763508
• ISBN 13: 9781843763505
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320