The political economy of competitiveness : essays on employment, public policy and corporate performance / Michael Kitson and Jonathan Michie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kitson, Michael, 1959- author.

Contributor:

Michie, Jonathan.

Series:

Contemporary political economy series.

Contemporary Political Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition--Government policy--Great Britain.

Competition.

Economics.

Great Britain--Economic conditions.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

The Political Economy of Competitiveness offers an original perspective on the relationship between economic theory and policy. It places the issues within an accessible political economy perspective. Rejecting the narrowness of mainstream economics the authors deploy an interdisciplinary approach to the problem of economic growth, placing it in its historical and political context. Issues covered include: * trade theory and policy * industrial decline and policy * markets, competition and innovation * globalisation, unemployment and government policy. The book provides a valuable guide to the major economic policy issues for both economists and business students.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Copyright acknowledgements; 1 Introduction and overview; PART I Globalisation; 2 Globalisation, unemployment and government policy; 3 Trade theory and policy; 4 Trade and growth: a historical perspective; PART II History versus equilibrium; 5 Recession and economic revival in Britain: the role of policy in the 1930s and 1980s; 6 The tale of two recessions: 1929 and the Gold Standard, 1992 and the ERM

7 Britain's industrial performance since 1960: underinvestment and relative declinePART III Public policy and corporate governance; 8 From welfare to work?; 9 Markets, competition and innovation; Further reading; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

First published 2000 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-00886-6

1-136-29487-2

1-136-29480-5

9781315008868

OCLC:

958104340