Bernard C. Beaudreau

Energy and Organization

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides an alternative approach to modeling material processes in economics. Argues that material wealth (GDP) is an increasing function of two universal factor inputs, namely broadly-defined energy and broadly-defined organization. Uses the results to examine the productivity slowdown, the ICT revolution and the phenomenon of outsourcing. The latter is attributed to a desire on the part of firms/shareholders to capture a greater share of the relevant energy rents.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9781435717176
• ISBN-10: 1435717171
• Artikelnr.: 23992520

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction A Conceptual Framework: Newtonian Production Analysis
Energy and Organization: The Historical Record Newtonian Production
Analysis: Evidence from U.S., German and Japanese Manufacturing Energy,
Growth Accounting and the Productivity Slowdown A Theory of Income
Distribution The Kahn-Copithorne Hypothesis: Energy-Rent Sharing and Income
Distribution The Energy Crisis, Automation and Free-Trade Automation,
Off-Shore Production and the Future The Macreconomic Consequences of
Automation and Off-Shore Production Conclusions Bibliography Index