CONTENTS
Notes on the Conttrbutor = ⅸ
Introduction = xiii
Part Ⅰ Recent Methodological Development in Decision-Making Processes
1 Forty Years of Economic Decision-Making / G. F. W. M. Pikkemaat = 3
2 Business Finance: Dealing with Uncertainty / J. L. Bouma = 13
3 Information Planning in a Changing World / T. Huppes = 32
4 Information and Intelligence: Misunderstanding Management / H. G. Sol = 48
Part Ⅱ The Changing Pattern of Economic Relations between Europe, USA and Japan
5 The Coordination of Economic Policy among the Major Western Blocs: the European Perspective / F. H. J. J. Andriessen = 63
6 Cooperation with Europe and Japan: An American Perspective / R. Solomon = 73
7 The Role of the Japanese Economy in a Changing Western World / S. Fukukawa = 79
8 Industrial Policies and Political Democracy / P. de Grauwe = 90
Part Ⅲ Increased International Financial Interdependency
9 Global Economic Relations between Europe, Japan and the USA / H. O. C. R. Ruding = 105
10 Financial Innovations: New Opportunities or New Risks? / W. F. Duisenherg = 113
11 The October 1987 Crash: A Worldwide Phenomenon / L. C. Thurow = 124
Part Ⅳ The Changing International Investment Climate
12 Foreign Direct Investment Prospects for Multinational Companies / H. Meij = 131
13 International Investments and Rising Protectionism / L. J. Emmerij = 139
14 Some Ways out of the Debt Crisis / H. de Haan = 154
15 Asset Trading and Debt Conversion / F. D. van Loon = 160
Part Ⅴ Increased Instability in International Banking and Finance
16 The Role of the European Banking System in the International Financial Markets / M. Endres = 175
17 In a Spin: Europe's Stock Markets / R. Hornett = 183
18 Decision-Making in the Foreign Exchange and Bond Markets / D. Morrison = 190
19 Decision-Making at Robecco / J. J. van Duijn = 202
Part Ⅵ New Requirements for Business Competitiveness
20 Multinationals in a Competitive Environment: the Case of Philips Industries / J. J. Tuyt = 215
21 Communication in a Competitive International Environment: Trends and Expectations / L. G. Pringle = 22
22 Information and Management Decision-Making / J. Lindelow = 230
23 Diagnosing Competition / P. S. H. Leeflang = 239
Appendix: Investment in Europe / E. Balladur = 264
References = 266
Index = 272
