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A General Theory of Competition develops a ground-breaking new theory of competition - `resource-advantage theory'. Recent thinking on competition has assumed the premises, structure and implications of the theory of perfect competition. In his long-awaited book Shelby Hunt draws on economics, management, marketing and sociology to articulate resource-advantage theory. The author proceeds to illustrate how and why his theory may be used to explain and predict economic phenomena with great accuracy. This volume is extremely well-referenced, with detailed source notes.
Endogenous Economic Growth
Endogenous Economic Growth
Economic growth is highly valued; understanding why is easy. Consider two economies, A and B, that each have a starting GDP per capita of $1,000. If A grows at 1% per year and B at 3% per year, B's standard of living after ten years is 21.6% higher; after fifteen years, it is 34.2% higher; and after 20 years, it is 48% higher. That is, “only” a 2% difference in growth rates over twenty years results in an almost 50% differential in the two nations' standard of living. As a concrete example, both Pakistan and Taiwan had GDPs per capita of less than $450 (in 1980 dollars) in 1900; both were desperately poor. Yet, because Taiwan grew at 2.8% per ...
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