The purpose of this paper is to show how a better understanding of the role played by technology in the decision–making process of a business changes our conception of the nature of the firm. According to the role played by technology in decision–making, the author distinguishes five grades...

Discusses the recent crisis in educational planning, proposing the adoption of business models for educational management. Describes ways to apply this approach to education policy. Identifies the problems of education, and suggests guidelines for change in educational policy.

The very diversity of cultures impels the economist to respect a principle of modesty when it comes to specifying the degree of universality to which the science of economics can lay claim. In considering this issue, this paper: a) criticizes the ambition of certain forms of economic thought to...

After a few centuries of speeding up, the distribution of GNP's growth rates has widely changed all round the world. Growth is slowing down in advanced countries and has accelerated in emerging countries. Moreover growth is questioned as a matter of principle. Considering the vast array of...

[fre] Le VIIe Plan table sur une croissance assez élevée pour résorber le chômage. Sur cette toile de fond, plusieurs interrogations subsistent. La première concerne l'influence de la répartition de la population active entre secteurs industriel et tertiaire, la seconde sur le maintien...

Les 3 essais sont les suivants : 1. "Les leçons du boom technologique américain : place et rôle des technologies de l'information (TI) dans l'économie américaine" ; 2. "La concurrence" ; 3. "Les relations interentreprises"