The economics of standards
theory,evidence, policy
- ISBN: 9781843767930
- Editorial: Edward Elgal Publishing Limited
- Fecha de la edición: 2004
- Lugar de la edición: Cheltenham. None
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 368
- Idiomas: Inglés
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the important topic of standards, which remains a vastly under-researched field of empirical inquiry. It presents a variety of interesting empirical analyses which reveal the driving forces and the economic impacts of standardization both in the manufacturing and the service sector. Contents: General Introduction Part I: The Economic Impacts of Standards: Theory Part II: The Supply Side of Regulation: Definitions, Legal Implications and Institutional Framework of Standards Part III: The Demand for Standardization at Standardization Development Organizations Part IV: The Economic Impacts of Standards: Empirical Evidence Bibliography Index