This paper is about what is considered to be the failure of industrial economics. Industrial economists have generally been unwilling or unable to build a clear understanding of the logics and dynamics of industrial systems. As Industrial economists have attached much more importance to rather...

[fre] Cet article synthétise les résultats d'études empiriques portant sur les parcs d'équipements des industries cotonnières, papetières et sidérurgiques. Les conclusions de ces travaux suggèrent que les durées de vie réelles — les durées d'exis­tence des équipements —...

Micro-credits, which would allow, to a large degree, for the solution of the problems of numerous impoverished people (excluded from the system) and thus for the reduction of unemployment, are insufficiently developed. This is a real paradox, as facts show that it works. In the case of...

This article is about the fundamental changes which economic systems are undergoing, upon entering the information age.Economic theory, built on the ‘industrial’ paradigm, is not adapted to the new realities of service relations or informational service activities. Because of the rapidly...