[eng] This paper starts with a critique, on the basis of recent empirical data, of the various existing interpretations as concerns the control of domestically owned big enterprises in Canada : control by financial institutions, managerial control, and control by an economic elite. This paper...

[eng] This article is divided into three parts. The first presents the main debates on the American industrial decline. The author argues that the American military effort, the lack of any comprehensive industrial policy and high labor costs are among the principal factors explaining the...

[eng] This article develops an evolutionist approach of the most recent public policy initiatives toward business. The analysis is based on four concepts which are: the National System of innovation (NSI), the techno-economic paradigm, the organisational complexity, and the life cycle. These...