Competition, diversity and economic performance processes, complexities, and ecological similarities /
This thought-provoking book explores the influences of market competition and diverse behaviours of economic agents on economic performance, particularly dynamic economic performance.
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| Language: | English |
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Northampton, Mass. :
E. Elgar Pub.,
2013.
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| Online Access: | https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781847207463.xml |
Table of Contents:
- The role of competition and diversity in economic performance : an overview
- Concepts of economic competition and performance in context
- Diversity of consumers, product innovation and economic performance
- Schumpeter and the dynamics of capitalism : the driving force of business innovation
- Reasons for business diversity and their economic importance
- Diversity and the evolution of competitive economic systems
- Competition, diversity, evolution and sustainability : are there lessons from ecology?
- Market niches, competition and economic performance : more clues from ecology?
- Market impediments, restrained reactions and market dynamics
- Variations in the fitness of firms, dynamic economic performance, and vulnerability
- More on differences in the fitness of firms, market selection and product variety
- Using market mechanisms (for example, contracting out) for the efficient public provision of commodities
- Using markets and market-like mechanisms for allocating public funds for research : are they efficient?
- Using markets and market-like mechanisms to manage a multidivisional business efficiently
- Business partnerships, cooperation and the enhancement of economic performance.