This important volume of original essays by a distinguished group of scholars from the evolutionary, institutional and socio-economic schools makes a major contribution to the reconstruction of political economy as an evolutionary science.

The authors examine the causes and consequences of complexity among the broadly economic phenomena of firms, industries and socio-economic policy. The book makes a valuable contribution to the increasingly prominent subject of complexity, especially for those whose interests include...

[fre] Les dépenses publiques françaises depuis un siècle par Christine ANDRÉ, Robert DELORME et Guy TERNY . Les études d'économie publique sont surtout axées sur des réflexions normatives sur l'activité de l'État : définition du champ de ces activités, optimisation des choix...

[fre] Le taux d'actualisation associé au VIIe Plan français (1976-1980) a été fixé à 10% à prix constants au terme des travaux d'un groupe de travail dont le rapport établit une « doctrine » de l'estimation et de l'utilisation de ce taux. L'objet de cet article est d'examiner l'option...

This book offers a novel insight into the economic dynamics of modern biotechnology, using examples from Europe to reflect global trends. The authors apply theoretical insight to a fundamental enigma of the modern learning society, namely, how and why the development of knowledge and ideas...

Representing the most extensive research on public employment, this volume explores the radical changes that have taken place in the configuration of national public services due to a general expansion of public employment that was followed by stagnation and decreases. Part-time employment and...

The first book in this important new series, under the general editorship of Nobel Laureate Robert Solow, Institutions, Innovation and Growth assembles a stellar cast of international contributors. Leading economists join the debate on innovation and economic growth, focussing on a broad...