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020 _a9781781002391 (e-book)
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_b.T57 2013
100 1 _aTisdell, Clement A.
245 1 0 _aCompetition, diversity and economic performance
_h[electronic resource] :
_bprocesses, complexities, and ecological similarities /
_cClement A. Tisdell.
260 _aNorthampton, Mass. :
_bE. Elgar Pub.,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 317 p.)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aThis thought-provoking book explores the influences of market competition and diverse behaviours of economic agents on economic performance, particularly dynamic economic performance.
650 0 _aCompetition
_xEconomic aspects.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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710 2 _aEdward Elgar Publishing.
776 1 _z1847207464
_z9781847207463 (hardback)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781847207463.xml
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