Comparing the European Union's strict regulation of state aid to business with the virtually unregulated investment competition in the United States and Canada, this title documents Europe's relative success in controlling - and decreasing - subsidies to business, even while they rise in the United States.
Essays on the Geography of Image-Producing Industries
Culture is big business. It is at the root of many urban regeneration schemes throughout the world, yet the economy of culture is under-theorized and under-developed. In this wide-ranging and penetrating volume, the economic logic and structure of the modern cultural industries is explained. The connection between cultural production and ......
In this perceptive & timely volume, the auth ors theorize Asian capitalism & analyze the economic organiz ation of East Asia. The book shows how different social & cu ltural institutions can lead to economies that are organized in remarkably similar ways. '
The contributors assess the state of the art of the urban economic development field. Commentaries on ea ch chapter assess research methodology, the question posed a nd the evidence given. Chapter authors then give a direct re sponse to the commentaries. '
Assessing state-of-the-art urban economic development, this book addresses such pertinent issues as the importance of `quality of life' in location decisions, and whether industry targetting is a viable economic development strategy. Each chapter is followed by commentaries - one written by an academic addressing research methodology, the other by a practitioner addressing both the question and the evidence. Each chapter's author then responds to the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive dialogue between academics, practitioners and citizens concerned with economic development.
Explores who controls money, what governs how it is handled, and its role in the modern economic system. Begins with the first major of victory of credit over cash in the 16th century, then narrates such landmarks as John Morgan establishing the primacy of finance over industry, the failure of the
The various studies in this book constitute a useful resource of the current level of knowledge on the pattern of, and trends in, regional disparities in the European Union. What they tend to show is that there remains enormous diversity in terms of production structures, responsiveness to exogenous stimuli, behaviour of labour markets and growth ......
Provides insight on the future of Japan-US relations. Presenting views of such distinguished economists as Nobel Laureate Paul A Samuelson, this volume covers such topics as Japan-US relations under the Clinton Administration, trade negotiations, international competition and investment, and recent economic and financial trends.
