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The Economics of Business Enterprise: An Introduction to Economic Organisation and the Theory of the Firm - Couverture souple

Ricketts, Martin

 
9781785360947: The Economics of Business Enterprise: An Introduction to Economic Organisation and the Theory of the Firm
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1785360949 ISBN 13 : 9781785360947
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

In its Fourth Edition, this textbook explores how economic activity is organised from a new institutional economics perspective. Using transactions costs as a continuing theme, the book delivers the necessary skills to understand the evolution of organisational forms and the strengths and weaknesses of different varieties of private and public governance.

The importance of entrepreneurship is emphasised throughout. Public policy concerning competition, regulation and the public utilities is used to illustrate the involvement of subjective judgements about transactions costs in all types of organisational choice.

Key features of the Fourth Edition: •

  • Using impartial analysis, Martin Ricketts evaluates business enterprise through Neoclassical, Austrian and Evolutionary economics, allowing students to learn the strengths and weaknesses of each methodological perspective•
  • Using a clear conceptual framework, the author explains principal-agent theory and the transaction cost paradigm in detail•
  • The chapters are designed around a set of classic papers, giving students an understanding of the historical development of the discipline•
  • Updated examples emphasise the applicability to different technological circumstances and the dynamic nature of studying economic organisation•
  • Additional examples are included for teachers to further discussion or create extended seminar work.

A key resource for advanced undergraduate courses or an excellent introductory text at graduate level, this Fourth Edition will provide students of economics, business and political economy with a greater awareness of how business enterprises operate and adapt in response to technological change and competition.

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À propos de l'auteur

Martin Ricketts, Professor of Economic Organisation, University of Buckingham, UK

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Éditeur
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785360949
ISBN 13 
9781785360947
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
4
Nombre de pages
680
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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