Focuses on critical issues related to variable cost drivers essential in establishing criteria or parameters to consider in the modification and/or design of production facilities. Key concepts and relationships influence the choice of alternative technologies and methods in the design,...

Focuses on what it will take for Western Europe to compete in the coming decades. Attention is given to the nature of competition in the markets and the likely trends and developments. Addresses key issues such as changes in standards of living, accumulating adverse social forces, economic...

Suggests scenarios for future images of what one commonly calls the European Union (EU). Many architects have laid plans for the future of Europe. Numerous forces have exerted and continue to exert their influences on Europe and its future. The net effect of these forces will precipitate the...

Human labour will play a critical role in the future of Europe. Discusses ways to segregate capital into “Mind Human Capital” and “Physical Human Capital”. Argues that important differences between mind and physical human capital have profound implications for the future of Europe. Very...

This paper examines the critical importance of specific legal foundations common to economies that have developed and now enjoy high standards of living. It explains the economic cycle and identifies the importance of a legal system to all types of capital and to the operation of the cycle to...