Economic Decision-Making in a Changing World

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
40 Years of Economic Decision-Making....Pages 3-12
Business Finance: Dealing with Uncertainty....Pages 13-31
Information Planning in a Changing World....Pages 32-47
Information and Intelligence: Misunderstanding Management....Pages 48-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
The Coordination of Economic Policy among the major Western Blocs: The European Perspective....Pages 63-72
Cooperation with Europe and Japan: an American Perspective....Pages 73-78
The Role of the Japanese Economy in a Changing Western World....Pages 79-89
Industrial Policies and Political Democracy....Pages 90-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Global Economic Relations between Europe, Japan and the USA....Pages 105-112
Financial Innovations: New Opportunities or New Risks?....Pages 113-123
The October 1987 Crash: A Worldwide Phenomenon....Pages 124-128
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Foreign Direct Investment Prospects for Multinational Companies....Pages 131-137
International Investment and Rising Protectionism....Pages 138-152
Some Ways Out of the Debt Crisis....Pages 153-159
Asset Trading and Debt Conversion....Pages 160-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
The Role of the European Banking System in the International Financial Markets....Pages 175-182
In a Spin: Europe’s Stock Markets....Pages 183-189
Decision-Making in the Foreign Exchange and Bond Markets....Pages 190-201
Decision-Making at Robeco....Pages 202-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Multinationals in a Competitive Environment: The Case of Philips Industries....Pages 215-221
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Communication in a Competitive International Environment: Trends and Expectations....Pages 222-229
Information and Management Decision-Making....Pages 230-238
Diagnosing Competition....Pages 239-263
Back Matter....Pages 264-281