Sectors Matter! : Exploring Mesoeconomics

"Although all economic activities take place in sectors, economists often devote little attention to differences between and characteristics of sectors. This book tries to show that mesoeconomics, the economic exploration of sectors and groups, is a useful instrument of analysis between microeconomics (the analysis of markets) and macroeconomics (the analysis of economies). In order to do so, economists and social scientists from related disciplines and coming from Europe, Australia and Asia, demonstrate that sectors matter for economic development and the formation of societies. The book includes chapters with rigorous economic analysis, outlooks on economic history, and case studies in order to show the relevance of sectoral issues, this broad range of content making it likely the most comprehensive book on mesoeconomics to date"--Back cover Front Matter....Pages i-vi Editorial: Why Should Sectors Matter?....Pages 1-4 Front Matter....Pages 5-5 On the Reality Behind Money....Pages 7-40 Merit Sectors....Pages 41-51 Front Matter....Pages 53-53 Economic Growth Through the Emergence of New Sectors....Pages 55-101 Mesoeconomics: Bridging Micro and Macro in a Schumpeterian Key....Pages 103-114 Coordination on “Meso”-Levels: On the Co-evolution of Institutions, Networks and Platform Size....Pages 115-163 Front Matter....Pages 165-165 Changes in Industrial Structure and Economic Growth: Postwar Japanese Experiences....Pages 167-218 The Mesoeconomics of Social Industries....Pages 219-238 Governmental Discrimination Between Sectors: The Case of Australian Water Policy....Pages 239-249 Back Matter....Pages 251-252