1995 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Dynamics of Economic Networks
Author : Börje Johansson
Published in: Networks in Action
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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Economic organizations of varying complexity have composite internal networks for resource flows and for communication and coordination of production and other activities. The links of such networks function as channels for information exchange and flow of resources. Attached to the internal networks one can identify links which extend beyond the boundaries of each organization (compare Coase12). Those links connect the organization with other economic units. The following presentation shows how these links between firms influence interregional and international trade.