European Industrial Organisation

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This is the first book in English - using the results of the increasing amount of theoretical and empirical research carried out in Europe and elsewhere, together with originál contributions - to investigate the structure-conduct-performance paradigm in the context of the European Economic Community. The main chapters provide a thorough examination of European industrial structure: an analysis of concentration, at the level of the whole economy as well as the industrial level, of entry barriers, product differentiation and other dimensions of markét structure; a discussion, both theoretical and empirical, of the interrelationship between markét structure and markét performance; an analysis of the static and the dynamic aspects of the objectives and the strategies of the firm; a critical study of the goals and means of the European competition policy, and its possible conflicts with industrial policy. The book is primarily designed as a generál introductory text in industrial... Tovább

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This is the first book in English - using the results of the increasing amount of theoretical and empirical research carried out in Europe and elsewhere, together with originál contributions - to investigate the structure-conduct-performance paradigm in the context of the European Economic Community. The main chapters provide a thorough examination of European industrial structure: an analysis of concentration, at the level of the whole economy as well as the industrial level, of entry barriers, product differentiation and other dimensions of markét structure; a discussion, both theoretical and empirical, of the interrelationship between markét structure and markét performance; an analysis of the static and the dynamic aspects of the objectives and the strategies of the firm; a critical study of the goals and means of the European competition policy, and its possible conflicts with industrial policy. The book is primarily designed as a generál introductory text in industrial organisation and public policy for second- and third-year students of • European economics and industry who have already had a sound preparation in microeconomic theory. At the same time the authors underline, wherever possible, the similarities with and the divergencies from the American situation and thus provide a useful complementary text for students of American industrial economics. Much of the book, moreover, will alsó be of interest to businessmen who seek to obtain a " wider view of European industrial economics. Alexis P. Jacquemin is Professor of Economics at the Catholic University of Louvain and Henry W. de Jong is Professor of Economics at the Netherlands School of Business. Vissza