For many observers the beginning of a dynamic economic and stock market upswing in the U.S. in the mid 1990s marked the start of a new era, the times of the new economy. This phenomenon has been under intense discussion ever since - both in the political arena as well as among scientists....

The theme of this extensive book is the relationship between consumption and growth in the context of the long run theory of effective demand. Taking Schumpeter's views on economic development as a starting point, the author proposes an original framework for the analysis of consumption patterns...

Klappentext: Die forschungs- und entwicklungsintensive Raumfahrt scheint prädestiniert zu sein, Innovationsschübe in weiten Teilen der Wirtschaft auszulösen. Vergleicht man aber den an die Raumfahrt erhobenen Anspruch mancher Regierungen mit den realen Tatbeständen in der Wirtschaft, so...