Industrial Economics and Organization

Provides an analysis of Industrial Economics in theory and practice. This text includes topics such as coverage of traditional as well as alternative approaches to Industrial Economics. It covers different theories from different ideological perspectives, and includes examples. This book is meant for students at intermediate and advanced levels. "Industrial Economics and Organization: A European Perspective" is a ground-breaking text which provides a rigours and comprehensive analysis of Industrial Economics in theory and practice. Distinctive features of this text include: coverage of traditional as well as alternative approaches to Industrial Economics; detailed explanation of th relationship between Industrial and International Economics, and also the relationship between industrial and Regional Economics; examples and explanations of such groups of firms as clusters and industrial districts; extensive use of European Union for illustration of legal, economic and industrial issues; ample provision of algebraic, diagrammatic and discursive examples of New Industrial Economics; explanations of both theories of the firm and theories of industries; and equal weight given to the treatment of theory and practice. "Industrial Economics and Organization: A European Perspective" introduces the Industrial Economics discipline, and applies it to the European Union. The text is up to date, covering the latest theories, yet clarifying the origins and historical development of the discipline.