The theme of this extensive book is the relationship between consumption and growth in the context of the long run theory of effective demand. Taking Schumpeter's views on economic development as a starting point, the author proposes an original framework for the analysis of consumption patterns...

"Ever since Adam Smith, economists have been preoccupied with the puzzle of economic growth. The mainstream neo-classical models of growth that have largely dominated modern growth theory are based around assumptions of diminishing returns on extra capital with technological innovation and...

Das Werk bietet dreierlei: 1. Einführung in die Methoden der Strukturanalyse; 2. Überblick über einen wichtigen Bereich der modernen Innovationsökonomik; 3. Darstellung der evolutorischen Konzepte zur Erklärung der wirtschaftlichen Realität.