Rapid advances in the life sciences means that there is now a far more detailed understanding of biological systems on the cellular, molecular and genetic levels. Sited at the intersection between the life sciences, the engineering sciences and the design sciences, innovations in the...

Prologue: the Great Recession Durcharbeitung -- Introduction: the nature of the firm and its governance -- Part I: instituting the firm -- 1. Corporate law and the legal environment of the firm -- 2. Managerialism, the problem of principal-agent relations, and free market advocacy -- Part II:...

The financial economy: A review of the literature -- The institutional framework: The capital formation process in finance-led economies -- Thickly capitalized ventures: Housing production, illiquid assets, and social welfare -- Thinly capitalized ventures: Financing science-based innovation in...