The Theory of the Firm

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Theory of the Firm in Historical Retrospect....Pages 3-7
Perfect Competition....Pages 8-17
Workable Competition....Pages 18-19
Monopoly....Pages 20-30
Monopolistic Competition....Pages 31-38
The Theory of Oligopoly....Pages 39-40
Theoretical Models of Oligopolistic Behaviour....Pages 41-56
Generalising from Hypotheses about Observed Behaviour....Pages 57-60
The Theory of Games....Pages 61-70
The Role of Entry in Oligopoly....Pages 71-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Introduction....Pages 83-85
Economies of Scale and Average Cost....Pages 86-90
Pricing Behaviour....Pages 91-98
Imperfections of Information....Pages 99-102
The Separation of Ownership from Control....Pages 103-111
Sales-Revenue Maximisation....Pages 112-117
Growth Models....Pages 118-122
Biological Theories of the Firm....Pages 123-126
Utility Maximisation....Pages 127-134
Theories of Satisficing Behaviour....Pages 135-139
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
The Behavioural Theory of the Firm....Pages 140-148
Back Matter....Pages 149-189