Competition and Markets : Essays in Honour of Margaret Hall

This book addresses some of the major issues associated with competition in theory and practice. Among other essays, Paul Samuelson considers the theoretical underpinning of privatising state assets. Mary Gregory ponders on the possibility of cooperation rather than competition between employer and worker and whether incomes policies are likely to feature on a medium-term political agenda. Christopher Moir claims that food retail markets are not as competitive as is often claimed and that large food retailers may enjoy monopoly profits. Aubrey Silbertson very cogently sets out the orthodox case for removing trade protection on the industrialised world's clothing industries. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-7 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 When Deregulation Makes Things Worse Before They Get Better....Pages 11-20 Incomes Policies: Past and Future Roles....Pages 21-32 Women in Education....Pages 33-40 The Growth of Small Firms in the UK....Pages 41-62 Textile Markets and the Multi-Fibre Arrangement....Pages 63-76 A Perspective on UK Competition Policy....Pages 77-88 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 Competition in the UK Grocery Trades....Pages 91-118 Economies of Scale in British Food Retailing....Pages 119-140 The Gaitskill Report Revisited....Pages 141-150 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 Economic Theory, Retail Output and Capacity in British Retailing....Pages 153-206 Launching the CBI/FT Survey of Distributive Trades....Pages 207-218 Front Matter....Pages 219-219 The Contribution of the Service Sector to the Growth of the UK Economy....Pages 221-240 The Economics of Advice....Pages 241-245 Back Matter....Pages 246-254