TY - BOOK AU - High,Jack C. TI - Competition SN - 1840640766 AV - HD41 .C645 2001 U1 - 338.6/048 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA PB - Edward Elgar Pub. KW - Competition KW - Competition, International KW - Government policy KW - Economic development KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book follows the development of the idea, as an analytical tool and also as a policy ideal, from Adam Smith through the marginal revolution to the modern concept of perfect competition. The editor's original introductory essay shows how the scope of competition has narrowed in modern times. It also emphasizes the distinctions between competition as an end state and competition as a process. This volume will be of interest to economists, policy makers and business persons who are concerned with competition and related subjects ER -