Titlebook: Industrial Economics: An Applied Approach; W. Stewart Howe Textbook 1978Latest edition Macmillan Publishers Limited 1978 economics.industr

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What is Industrial Economics?,The purpose of this chapter is to define the subject area of this text, to discuss the approach and methodology of industrial economics in dealing with these matters, and to highlight some of the major topics in the field.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86141-5economics; industrial economics; industrial organization

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Market Performance,iculties involved in measuring performance, a number of studies is examined which involve establishing relationships between structure, conduct and performance dimensions. The chapter concludes with a brief introduction to the concept of workable competition.

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Theory of the Firm,etween these and what is regarded as the neo-classical theory of the firm. The final section offers some conclusions on what has gone before, and suggestions as to the direction of future developments.

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Diversification, any particular direction in which firms are likely to diversify from a particular market base. This is followed by a discussion of the ultimate form of diversification — the conglomerate company. The chapter concludes by analysing the wider economic issues for the working of the economy as a whole which are raised by corporate diversification.

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Mergers,detail at the financial nature of the corporate merger decision and the economic implications of this. Consideration of the phenomenon of merger cycles and of business survival is followed by a concluding section on the wider economic implications of mergers. Discussion of Government policy on mergers is delayed until Chapter IX.