Acknowledgments; List of contributors; 1. Introduction Franco Amatori and
Geoffrey Jones; Part I. General Issues, Open Questions, Controversies: 2.
Identity and the boundaries of business history: an essay on consensus and
creativity Louis Galambos; 3. Understanding innovative enterprise: toward
the integration of economic theory and business history William Lazonick;
4. Productive alternatives: flexibility, governance, and strategic choice
in industrial history Jonathan Zeitlin; Part II. Area Patterns: 5. Business
history in the United States at the end of the twentieth century William J.
Hausman; 6. British and Dutch business history Geoffrey Jones and Keetie E.
Sluyterman; 7. Scandinavian business history at the end of the 1990s: its
prior development, present situation, and future Håkan Lindgren; 8.
Business history in German-speaking states at the end of the century,
achievements and gaps Harm G. Schröter; 9. Business history in France
Youssef Cassis; 10. Business history in Italy at the turn of the century
Franco Amatori and Giorgio Bigatti; 11. Business history in Spain Albert
Carreras, Xavier Tafunell, and Eugenio Torres; 12. Business history in
Greece: the state of the art and future prospects Margarita Dritsas; 13.
The state of business history in Japan: cross-national comparisons and
international relations Akira Kudô; 14. Chinese business history: its
development, present situation, and future direction Chi-Kong Lai; 15.
Business history in Latin America: issues and debates María Inés Barbero;
Part III. Comparative Business History: 16. Family firms in comparative
perspectives Andrea Colli and Mary B. Rose; 17. Multinationals Geoffrey
Jones; 18. Business-government relations: beyond performance issues Mathias
Kipping; 19. The opportunities for business history at the beginning of the
twenty-first century Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.; Index.
