Competition, coordination and diversity
Subtitle: from the firm to economic integration
By: Pascal Salin, honorary professor, Université Paris-Dauphine, France
Series: New thinking in political economy; New thinking in political economy
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Cheltenham, Glos, UK; Northampton, MA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781784710163; 9781784710170
Subjects: Monetary policy; Competition; International economic integration
Description: "Competition, or the freedom to enter into a market, contributes greatly to the differentiation of human activities and therefore to economic progress. This fascinating book highlights the similarities between human systems at both the micro and macro level, and demonstrates how competition can positively affect the economic workings of firms and countries. Pascal Salin explores a number of issues associated with competition and human diversity, with a particular focus on the European Union. Topics addressed include globalization and regulation, tax harmonization, monetary integration and currency issues, economic and monetary policies, and financial crises. The book concludes with a thorough discussion of the underlying economic theory and the vital differences between the Austrian approach and mainstream thought."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-295) and index.
Table of contents: title: Firms, markets and competition --; title: The firm in a free society : following Frédéric Bastiat's insights --; title: Firm or market : where are the limits? --; title: Cartels as efficient productive structures --; title: Property rights, competition and the European Union --; title: Globalization and international economic problems --; title: Arguing in favor of globalization --; title: World regulations and harmonization --; title: International tax problems, between coordination and competition --; title: The case against "tax harmonization" --; title: Monetary integration --; title: Monetary union : pleading for another approach --; title: Can optimum currency areas be determined in Europe? --; title: A competitive approach to monetary integration --; title: Money, finance and economic policies --; title: The monetary economics of the Austrian school and the Chicago school --; title: From the financial crisis to the debt crisis --; title: The future of monetary policies in an online world --; title: The digital divide : policy or competition --; title: Foundations of economic theory --; title: The gap between Austrian economics and the mainstream --; title: The income effect does not exist.