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Abstract/Sommario: Main conclusions and how they were reached - the commission's procedure - the need for change - the changes needed : evidence of witnesses - the changes needed : evidence of research - our general principles - the principles applied - the work of the main authorities - local councils provincial councils - electoral arrangements - local government management - local government finance - transition to the new structure - the future - list of the commission's proposals.

Abstract/Sommario: Technological change - the process of invention - size of firm, invention and innovation - competition in innovation - scientists and engineers : their supply and demand - the government's role - technological change in industry - co-operative industrial research - the universities' contribution - the background to the study - hovercraft production, operations and markets the technical development of the air cushion principle - the development of industry public involvment.

Abstract/Sommario: Theory - applications - appendices.

Abstract/Sommario: Consumer finance companies - sales finance companies - commercial banks - federal credit unions - comparision of cost of providing consumer credit at four types of financial institutions - trends in cost of providing consumer credit.

Abstract/Sommario: Mathematical and graphical tecniques - demand, supply and price under perfect competition - total, average, marginal and elasticity concepts as applied to demand - the theory of demand: classical utility approach - the theory of demand: indifference curve approach - market structures - the theory of production - costs of production - pricing and output decisions under monopoly - pricing and output decisions under monopolistic competition and oligopoly - the determination of factor pric ...; [Leggi tutto...] Mathematical and graphical tecniques - demand, supply and price under perfect competition - total, average, marginal and elasticity concepts as applied to demand - the theory of demand: classical utility approach - the theory of demand: indifference curve approach - market structures - the theory of production - costs of production - pricing and output decisions under monopoly - pricing and output decisions under monopolistic competition and oligopoly - the determination of factor prices - general equilibrium - introduction to linear programming.

Abstract/Sommario: Rationality and the "as if" principle - the analysis of expectations - perfect competition - imperfect competition: one-period horizon - imperfect competition: multiperiod horizon - imperfect competition : a dynamic model and some approximations - application to experimental data - application to industry data : southern pine lumber - application to industry data : cement - application to industry data : pneumatic tires - application to industry data : department store shoes.

Abstract/Sommario: The analytical apparatus - economic evolution in the expansive time-horizon.

Abstract/Sommario: The international gold standard and the multilateral credit and settlement system - the internaional gold standard system and foreign exchange control - birth of the bretton woods agreements- function and organization of the international monetary fund - policy of the international monetary fund - salient features of the international monetary fund and its problems - future of the international monetary system.