Rural industrial integration serves as an effective strategy to promote farmers' wealth,
income, and overall rural revitalization. Drawing on the theories of national accounting and …

The globalization of product markets has intensified competition in an increasingly wide
array of industries, including automobiles, consumer electronics, steel, and computer chips …

The purpose of this study is to answer the research question,“How do we conquer the
growth limits of capitalism?” Based on existing studies on growth limits of capitalism by Marx …

Jobs with performance-related pay (PRP) attract workers of higher ability and induce
workers to provide greater effort. We construct an integrated model of effort and sorting that …

We illustrate the potential impact of the Islamic doctrine on western economic relationships
by focusing on the prohibition of interest (riba) in Islamic economics. We show that the …

Profit-sharing has, recently, captured the imagination of policy makers and academics alike.
An example is the UK government's legislation to provide tax incentives to encourage the …

Japan has a relatively unique system of labor compensation. Most Japanese workers are
paid large bonuses twice a year. This paper examines the cyclical movement of bonuses …

The authors investigate the effects on absenteeism of two types of employee sharing plans—
profit-sharing and employee share ownership—in 127 French firms over the years 1981–91 …

Experts define, review, and evaluate economic fluctuations Economic and business
uncertainty dominate today's economic analyses. This new Encyclopedia illuminates the …

Publisher Summary Monopolistic competition is defined as a situation of imperfect
competition with some important features:(a) the products sold are differentiated;(b) firms …