How do firms compete? How do firms earn above normal returns? What's needed to sustain
superior performance long term? An increasingly powerful answer to these fundamental …

A critical look at the political economy of urban bicycle infrastructure in the United States Not
long ago, bicycling in the city was considered a radical statement or a last resort, and few …

This book looks beyond the common label of'Ronald Reagan's America'to chart the complex
intersection of cultures in the 1980s. In doing so it provides an insightful account of the major …

Many US firms are improving their individual competitiveness by offshoring manufacturing
operations, services and, increasingly, knowledge work. Although research to date has …

This paper analyzes the Russian software industry in the context of trade in information
technology services. We assess Russia's underlying sources of competitive edge in …

The present paper examines the determinants of ICT-enabled service trade, in particular, the
relative importance of human and physical capital. The analysis is carried out for 45 major …

This paper theoretically constructs a simple model to study the effect of the structure of
employment on the external trade balance. The paper illustrates that when the share of …

This article presents an overview of the offshoring of information technology (IT), especially
software and IT-enabled services, and its impacts on American labor. Topics include the …

This paper addresses the impact at the metropolitan level of increasing trade in white-collar
economic activities. The paper first refines the definition of white-collar occupations at-risk to …

This dissertation examines the politics of urban transformation in the San Francisco Bay
Area, using the bicycle as a lens into the processes by which social movements engage in …