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1 online resource (x, 209 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge studies in business organization and networks ; 3 |
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Routledge studies in business organization and networks ; 3.
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| Contents |
1. Rationality, evolution, and acquisitiveness / Harold Demsetz -- 2. Information, chance, and evolution : Alchian and the economics of self-organization / Arthur De Vany -- 3. Evolution and spontaneous uniformity : evidence from the evolution of the limited liability company / Bruce H. Kobayashi and Larry E. Ribstein -- 4. Why hold-ups occur : the self-enforcing range of contractual relationships / Benjamin Klein -- 5. Armen Alchian's contribution to macroeconomics / Jerry L. Jordan and William T. Gavin -- 6. Appropriable rents from Yellowstone Park : a case of incomplete contracting / Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill -- 7. Cultural evolution and constitutional public choice : institutional diversity and economic performance on American Indian reservations / Stephen Cornell and Joseph P. Kalt -- 8. Environmental degradation under East European state socialism / Benjamin Zycher -- 9. Freedom, wealth, and coercion / Gertrud M. Fremling and John R. Lott, Jr. -- 10. Discovery factors of economic freedom : respondence, epiphany, and serendipity / Daniel B. Klein -- 11. In celebration of Armen Alchian's eightieth birthday / John R. Lott, Jr |
| Summary |
The theory of the firm has recently undergone a dramatic transformation, drawing heavily on the pathbreaking work of Armen Alchian. This volume explores his contribution to the debate, including essays by Harold Demetz, Ben Klein, Jerry Jordan and Art Devany |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Alchian, Armen A. (Armen Albert), 1914-2013
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| SUBJECT |
Alchian, Armen A. (Armen Albert), 1914-2013 fast |
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Uncertainty.
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Risk.
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Economics.
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Risk
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Economics
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economics.
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Economics
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Risk
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Uncertainty
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Fiction
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Fiction.
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Romans.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Lott, John R., Jr., 1958-
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Alchian, Armen A. (Armen Albert), 1914-2013
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| ISBN |
9780415151665 |
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041515166X |
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9780203980088 |
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0203980085 |
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1280142960 |
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9781280142963 |
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