Friedrich A. Hayeks Begriff der Wissensteilung weckt in einer Wirtschaft, für die mittlerweile das Wissen die wichtigste Ressource darstellt, neues Interesse. Hayeks Problem bestand darin, wie das in der Gesellschaft verstreute Wissen zu nutzen ist. Daß "Jedermann alles weiß", wie die...

Die Untersuchung betrachtet den tertiären Sektor unter dem Aspekt der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Leistungserstellung in der Wissensgesellschaft. Sie stellt die komplexe Rolle der Dienstleistungen in der arbeitsteiligen Interaktion bei der laufenden Produktion ebenso wie bei der wissensteiligen...

The paper reminds of Erich Preiser (1900-1967), the famous German political economist and admired academic teacher. This article, firstly develops Preiser's assessment of the future of the market economy. Secondly, it looks at his view on the issue how close economic theory may come to reality,...

Friedrich A. Hayek's notion of division of knowledge arouses new interest in an economy for which knowledge represents the most important resource. Hayek's problem was how to use the knowledge scattered in society efficiently. In Hayek's solution the prices emerging by competition play the...

Monetary History, Exchange Rates and Financial Markets is an impressive collection of original papers in honour of Charles Goodhart’s outstanding contribution to monetary economics and policy. Charles Goodhart has written extensively on many of these topics and has become synonymous with his...

Lance Taylor is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent development economists in the world and is known for his work on development planning, macroeconomics of development, stabilization policy, and the global economy. He has also been the major force behind structuralist economics,...

While characteristically ‘Austrian’ themes such as entrepreneurship, economic calculation, tacit knowledge and the temporal structure of capital are clearly relevant to the business firm, Austrian economists have said relatively little about management, organization, and strategy. This...

Travel Behaviour is a challenging and original volume, adding to the growing literature focusing on understanding transportation systems. The book capitalises on actual scientific and applied developments in Europe, the importance of EC policies and the resultant trend in studying differences...

This book discusses the future of MERCOSUR, focusing on monetary union and macroeconomic policy co-ordination, and addresses a number of important questions including: is it possible, or even desirable, to achieve monetary integration?; what would the pre-conditions be for establishing such a...