Nationale und grenzüberschreitende Unternehmungskooperationen stellen ein bedeutendes empirisches Phänomen der heutigen Wirtschaft dar. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, die unternehmerische Entscheidung zur Bildung von Unternehmungskooperationen einer theoretisch fundierten Erklärung...

The aim of this arti cle is to show that the New Insti tuti onal Economics is an interdisciplinary stream combining economics, law, organizati on theory, politi cal sciences, sociology, and anthropology. The main theories which are part of the New Insti tuti onal Economics are: Agency Theory,...

It is now widely acknowledged that institutions are a crucial factor in economic performance. Major developments have been made in our understanding of the nature and evolution of economic institutions in the last few years. This book brings together some key contributions in this area by...

This collection assesses the development of `Coasean Economics' - those aspects of economic analysis that have evolved out of the ground-breaking work of Ronald Coase. Two major strands of research can be identified here: law and economics and the New Institutional Economics. While both law and...