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Acknowledgments List of contributors 1. Introduction Franco Amatori and Geoffrey Jones Part I. General Issues, Open Questions, Controversies: 2. Identity and the boundaries of business history: an essay on consensus and creativity Louis Galambos 3. Understanding innovative enterprise: toward the integration of economic theory and business history William Lazonick 4. Productive alternatives: flexibility, governance, and strategic choice in industrial history Jonathan Zeitlin Part II. Area Patterns: 5. Business history in the United States at the end of the twentieth century William J. Hausman 6. British and Dutch business history Geoffrey Jones and Keetie E. Sluyterman 7. Scandinavian business history at the end of the 1990s: its prior development, present situation, and future Hakan Lindgren 8. Business history in German-speaking states at the end of the century, achievements and gaps Harm G. Schroter 9. Business history in France Youssef Cassis 10. Business history in Italy at the turn of the century Franco Amatori and Giorgio Bigatti 11. Business history in Spain Albert Carreras, Xavier Tafunell, and Eugenio Torres 12. Business history in Greece: the state of the art and future prospects Margarita Dritsas 13. The state of business history in Japan: cross-national comparisons and international relations Akira Kudo 14. Chinese business history: its development, present situation, and future direction Chi-Kong Lai 15. Business history in Latin America: issues and debates Maria Ines Barbero Part III. Comparative Business History: 16. Family firms in comparative perspectives Andrea Colli and Mary B. Rose 17. Multinationals Geoffrey Jones 18. Business-government relations: beyond performance issues Mathias Kipping 19. The opportunities for business history at the beginning of the twenty-first century Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. Index.
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