Incentives and Economic Systems

Stefan Hedlund

List of Contributors Preface Introduction 1. The Formation of Incentive Mechanisms in different Economic Systems 2. Incentives to Share Knowledge and Risk: An Aspect of the Japanese Industrial Organization 3. Labour Incentives and Collective Wage Systems in Soviet Industry 4. Labour Hoarding and Attempts at Labour Saving in the Soviet Economy 5. Soft Options in Central Control 6. Economic Incentives in Soviet Pre-War Economic Thought 7. Chinese Reforms from a Soviet Perspective 8. Market-related Incentives and Food Production in Tanzania: Theory and Experience 9. Kibbutz Efficiency and the Incentive Conundrum 10. The Share Economy: Plausibility and Viability of Weitzman’s Model 11. An Economic Theory of Workfare 12. British Work Incentives and the IR/DHSS Effective Tax System: An Essay Designed to Provoke Discussion 13. ‘Productive’ and ‘Non-Productive’ Economic Activities: A Note on Haavelmo Index