Barriers to New Competition: Their Character and Consequences in Manufacturing Industries

Joe S. Bain

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Barriers to New Competition

Their Character and Consequences in Manufacturing Industries

Joe S. Bain

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1956

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Volume 3 | Harvard University Series on Competition in American Industry

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Business and Economics Political Economics Political Economics, other

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Barriers to new competition
1. The importance of the condition of entry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The content and organization of the Study Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
3. Economies of large scale as Barriers to Entry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
4. Product differentiation advantages of Established Firms as Barriers to Entry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
5. Absolute cost advantages of Established Firms as Barriers to Entry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
6. The over-all barriers to entry and Theory as to Their Consequences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
7. Empirical evidence of the market performance in Industries Under Various Conditions of Entry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
8. The condition of entry and the public policy Designed to Secure Workable Competition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Appendices
Appendix A: Examples of Individual-Industry Questionnaires Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Appendix B: Economies of Large plants: Supplementary Data Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Appendix C: Economies of Large Firms: Supplementary Data Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	250
Appendix D: Product-Differentiation Barriers to Entry in Individual Industries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Works cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323

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eBook published on:

October 1, 2013

eBook ISBN:

9780674188037

Hardcover published on:

February 5, 1956

Hardcover ISBN:

9780674188020

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Reprint 2014

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Front matter:

10

Main content:

329

Tables:

19

Other:

22 tables

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674188037

eBook ISBN: 9780674188037

Hardcover ISBN: 9780674188020

Keywords for this book

Competition.; Manufactures -- United States.; Manufacturing industries -- United States.

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