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Part 1 Intangibles - a general framework: intellectual capital -economictheory and analysis, Jorgen Mortensen; intangible resources andcompetitiveness - towards a dynamic view of corporate performance, AhmedBounfour; making intangibles visible - the value, the efficiency and theeconomic consequences of knowledge, Gunnar Eliasson; accounting forintangibles - issues and prospects, Graham Vickery. Part 2 Intangibles -impact on sectors and enterprises: the adaptive capacity of the firm as a keyto European competitiveness, John Kay; intangible assets and thecompetitiveness of European industries, Michael Peneder; intangible assetsand service sectors - the challenges of service industries, Iain Miles andMark Tomlinson; tangible and intangible investment and economic performance-evidence from company accounts, Mary O'Mahony and Michela Vecchi; researchand development, innovation and corporate performance in the chemicalindustry - a case study, Alfonso Gambardella, Walter Garcia-Fontes and GeraldPetit. Part 3 Intangibles - analysis of inputs: human capital stock andproductivity - the case of Dutch manufacturing firms, Martin Boon; patentsand trademarks as indicators of international competitiveness - the VARversus the hysteresis approach, Wim Meeusen and Glenn Rayp; research anddevelopment as a source of technological change, Dominique Guellec; educationand information society, Jacques Lesourne. Conclusion: intangibles and thecompetitiveness of the EU economy - policy implications, Pierre Buiges et al.