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Acknowledgments; List of contributors; 1. Introduction Franco Amatoriand Geoffrey Jones; Part I. General Issues, Open Questions, Controversies: 2.Identity and the boundaries of business history: an essay on consensus andcreativity Louis Galambos; 3. Understanding innovative enterprise: toward theintegration of economic theory and business history William Lazonick; 4.Productive alternatives: flexibility, governance, and strategic choice inindustrial history Jonathan Zeitlin; Part II. Area Patterns: 5. Businesshistory in the United States at the end of the twentieth century William J.Hausman; 6. British and Dutch business history Geoffrey Jones and Keetie E.Sluyterman; 7. Scandinavian business history at the end of the 1990s: itsprior development, present situation, and future Hakan Lindgren; 8. Businesshistory in German-speaking states at the end of the century, achievements andgaps Harm G. Schroter; 9. Business history in France Youssef Cassis; 10.Business history in Italy at the turn of the century Franco Amatori andGiorgio Bigatti; 11. Business history in Spain Albert Carreras, XavierTafunell, and Eugenio Torres; 12. Business history in Greece: the state ofthe art and future prospects Margarita Dritsas; 13. The state of businesshistory in Japan: cross-national comparisons and international relationsAkira Kudo; 14. Chinese business history: its development, present situation,and future direction Chi-Kong Lai; 15. Business history in Latin America:issues and debates Maria Ines Barbero; Part III. Comparative BusinessHistory: 16. Family firms in comparative perspectives Andrea Colli and MaryB. Rose; 17. Multinationals Geoffrey Jones; 18. Business-governmentrelations: beyond performance issues Mathias Kipping; 19. The opportunitiesfor business history at the beginning of the twenty-first century Alfred D.Chandler, Jr.; Index.