Palgrave Studies in the Future of European Societies and Economies – serie

The retail industry is rapidly changing, especially as technologies advance and digital retail becomes more accessible. This book explains the ongoing poly-transformations within the retail sector, offering insight into labor market changes, real estate challenges, and sustainable development.Throughout the book, the authors analyze and predict various ways the industry needs to change to ensure longevity and stability. One option the authors explore includes creative ways to approach alternatives to participatory retail, which requires social participation. The authors also provide insight into another approach to this topic: tech platforms. In the book, they explain how the dominance of certain platforms can—and in some cases has—led to “retail feudalism.”To best capture the retail sector, the authors home in on the European retail sector as the primary case in the book. Chapters explore strategic adaptation and the adoption of potential policies that can help support the transitions required within this industry.Emphasizing the necessary collaboration required between policymakers, industry professionals, and academics, The Economics of Retailing provides essential information for stakeholders ready to make informed decisions to support retailing.

The retail industry is rapidly changing, especially as technologies advance and digital retail becomes more accessible. This book explains the ongoing poly-transformations within the retail sector, offering insight into labor market changes, real estate challenges, and sustainable development.Throughout the book, the authors analyze and predict various ways the industry needs to change to ensure longevity and stability. One option the authors explore includes creative ways to approach alternatives to participatory retail, which requires social participation. The authors also provide insight into another approach to this topic: tech platforms. In the book, they explain how the dominance of certain platforms can—and in some cases has—led to “retail feudalism.”To best capture the retail sector, the authors home in on the European retail sector as the primary case in the book. Chapters explore strategic adaptation and the adoption of potential policies that can help support the transitions required within this industry.Emphasizing the necessary collaboration required between policymakers, industry professionals, and academics, The Economics of Retailing provides essential information for stakeholders ready to make informed decisions to support retailing.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in the global and European economy. This book offers readers an enhanced theoretical overview of key features of SMEs to help economists and policymakers address emerging challenges within policy frameworks. The book considers the latest trends and provides holistic perspectives on recent evidence in the performance and economic growth challenges of SMEs. It also highlights the business environment and landscape in Europe today. Chapters explore aspects regarding the policy implications, while reflecting on the underlying issues SMEs have when it comes to their access to finance, technology, innovation, green and digital transition, internationalization, and growth.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in the global and European economy. This book offers readers an enhanced theoretical overview of key features of SMEs to help economists and policymakers address emerging challenges within policy frameworks. The book considers the latest trends and provides holistic perspectives on recent evidence in the performance and economic growth challenges of SMEs. It also highlights the business environment and landscape in Europe today. Chapters explore aspects regarding the policy implications, while reflecting on the underlying issues SMEs have when it comes to their access to finance, technology, innovation, green and digital transition, internationalization, and growth.

This book breaks down new ways to use foresight and economic theory to enhance economic planning at a national level.Economic forecasting models often rely on time-series analysis. While important, these models can limit an economist’s ability to foresee economic outcomes comprehensively. Effective economic planning and policymaking require a deep understanding of the socioeconomic and political forces that shape future economic outcomes. Using an interdisciplinary approach to economic theory and foresight, this book explores a new way to approach economic planning.Emphasizing resilience, adaptability, and future-oriented behavior, this book highlights how policymakers and researchers can integrate foresight and futures methodologies at local and national levels. It explores the methodological challenges inherent in foresight and offers a comprehensive guide to developing and utilizing scenarios. The chapters examine factors related to human thinking and behaviors, demonstrating how this knowledge can be used to support emerging developments across various economies.The book provides resources and management tools to help readers understand economic development using economic foresight. Acknowledging both the challenges and opportunities of long-term planning within developing economies, the authors provide recent case studies from Greece and beyond. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of the political economy of foresight and the essential theories needed to illustrate unique dynamics of socioeconomic change.