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From economic man to economic system : essays on human behavior and the institutions of capitalism / Harold Demsetz.
Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: viii, 189 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780521509978 (hbk.)
- 0521509971 (hbk.)
- 9781107640856 (pbk.)
- 330.122 DEM 22
- HB501 .D424 2008
Contents:
Contents:
Introduction;
Economic Man and his Critics:
Essay 1: Where Economic Man Dwells;
Essay 2: Economic Man's Escape from Malthus's Population Trap;
Essay 3: Protecting You from Yourself;
Essay 4: Rescuing Economic Man from the Selfish Gene;
Essay 5: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries;
Capitalism and its Institutions:
Essay 6: The Late Arrival of Capitalism;
Addendum: On the Theory of Private Ownership:
Essay 7: Ownership and Exchange;
Essay 8: Reinterpreting the externality problem;
Essay 9: Firms and Households as Substitutes;
Essay 10: The Contrast between Firms and Political Parties;
Essay 11: The Public Corporation: its Ownership and Control;
Essay 12: Public Policy's Indirect Effects on the Control, Organization, and
Importance of Firms;
References;
Index.
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National Law School | 330.122 DEM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 23061 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.
Contents:
Introduction;
Economic Man and his Critics:
Essay 1: Where Economic Man Dwells;
Essay 2: Economic Man's Escape from Malthus's Population Trap;
Essay 3: Protecting You from Yourself;
Essay 4: Rescuing Economic Man from the Selfish Gene;
Essay 5: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries;
Capitalism and its Institutions:
Essay 6: The Late Arrival of Capitalism;
Addendum: On the Theory of Private Ownership:
Essay 7: Ownership and Exchange;
Essay 8: Reinterpreting the externality problem;
Essay 9: Firms and Households as Substitutes;
Essay 10: The Contrast between Firms and Political Parties;
Essay 11: The Public Corporation: its Ownership and Control;
Essay 12: Public Policy's Indirect Effects on the Control, Organization, and
Importance of Firms;
References;
Index.
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