This paper argues that Smith's work on colonies remains instructive about the links between institutions and economic progress and between vested interests and violent conflict.

The author has been concerned about the capacities of the Canadian economy to restore itself after an adverse economic shock. There is less trust in the institutions of government. The social cohesion that helped to build the sharing economy through the 1960s and early 1970s has been seriously...

Given the rapid acceleration of alliance activity over the past two decaded, the nature of alliance formation must now be considered an essential part of the analysis of market structure. In many markets, firms tend to ally into clusters and the competition in such industries often shifts to...