In Search of the Silver Bullet for Productivity Growth: A Review Article of The Power of Productivity and Transforming the European Economy

Bart van Ark ()

International Productivity Monitor, 2005, vol. 10, 79-86

Abstract: This article reviews The Power of Productivity by William W. Lewis and Transforming the European Economy by Martin Neil Baily and Jacob Funk Kirkegaard. While Lewis postulates a single silver bullet for productivity growth, namely the freedom of consumers, Baily and Kirkegaard advocate a broader package of measures. Despite what the reviewer feels is inadquate attention give by both volumes to innovation and education -- two areas that are generally felt to be very important in terms of productivity -- these books are sure to be seen as two of the major contributions to the debate on productivity and growth around the turn of the century.

Keywords: Productivity; Education; Innovation; Consumers; Book Review; Productivity Growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 I31 I38 J24 M11 O32 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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