1. Introduction / Richard Scase and Robert Goffee -- 2. The development of small firms, the traditional family and Agrarian patterns in Italy / Julia Bamford -- 3. Trends in small business start-up in West Germany / Heinz Klandt -- 4. Small business and social mobility in France / Nonna Mayer --...

1. The traditional entrepreneurial firm -- 2. Managing the creative and professional small business -- 3. From small to large : handling entrepreneurial growth -- 4. Manufacturing organisations -- 5. The administrative organisation -- 6. Trends in the consumer service enterprise -- 7....

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 The limits and divisions of industrial capitalism -- 2 Corporatism and the New Right -- 3 Employment relationships in economic recession -- 4 From 'informal economy' to...