Firms and industries in evolutionary economics: Lessons from Marshall, Young, Steindl and Penrose

Evolutionary economists have tended to assess firms and industries separately, neglecting the role of their interaction in the process of economic growth and development. We trace the separation of firms and industries to Marshall, whose industrial analysis by means of the representative firm forma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bloch, Harry
Format: Working Paper
Published: Centre for Research in Applied Economics, Curtin Business School, Curtin University of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18023