An entrepreneurial theory of the firm / Fr d ric E. Sautet ; with a foreword by Israel M. Kirzner
London ; New York : Routledge, 2000. 1st edition. Very good copy in the colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #399734
ISBN: 0415229774
Physical description; (181 p.). Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-176) and index. Contents; Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; THE ECONOMICS OF THE FIRM, THE MARKET THEORY PROBLEM AND TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS; The four rationales of the firm; The Market Theory Problem; The MTP and transaction cost economics; A brief assessment of two relevant alternatives to the transaction cost view; Are the above approaches sufficient?; Conclusion: the MTP and beyond; THE LACHMANNIAN PROBLEM, THE PROMOTER AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE FIRM; On the importance of the prime mover: the entrepreneur; A view of the Lachmannian problem. The limits of the transaction costs perspectiveA theory of the emergence of the firm: the exploitability thesis; Towards a solution to the Lachmannian problem; The distinctive nature of the firm; Conclusion; CAPABILITIES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CENTRAL PLANNING AND THE GROWTH OF THE FIRM; An Austrian view of capabilities theory; Knowledge problems, incentives, capabilities and the complex firm; The multidivisional corporation as the archetype of the complex firm; Concluding remarks; GENERAL CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Subjects; Industrial organization (Economic theory). Transaction costs. Transaction costs. Industrial organization. Entrepreneurship. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economics Microeconomics. Industrial organization (Economic theory). Transaction costs. Theory of the firm. Industrial organization (Economic theory).
Price: €175.00