Contents: Part 1 -- Firms collective action: A synoptic view -- 1. The emergence and evolution of business meta-organizations -- 2. On political and economic problems raised by business meta-organizations -- Part 2 -- Within trade associations and other meta-organizations -- 3. Fcads as a mix of...

Summary Markets are at the same time stable and open. Economists and sociologists explain this double nature by factors of stability and factors of uncertainty. The paper adopts a management science perspective, focusing on strategic actions and reactions and using a sequential analysis. Relying...

[fre] L'article aborde la fixation des tarifs publics sous l'angle d'un jeu stratégique entre les directions du ministère des Finances (Budget, Trésor, Con- currence et consommation). Des paramètres économiques déterminent le comportement de chaque direction : équilibre du compte...