A history of marginal utility theory / by Emil Kauder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kauder, Emil, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marginal utility.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Marginal utility theory.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1965.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The author blends historical narrative with a topical approach and discusses such aspects of the theory as measurement, total value, and imputation. Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction: Object and Method

Part I: The Genesis of Marginal Utility

Chapter I. The Philosophical Background

Chapter II. Value-in-Use: The Forerunner of the Marginal Utility Theory

Chapter III. Marginalists before Gossen

Chapter IV. Gossen's Synthesis

Part II: The Acceptance of the Marginal Utility Theory

Chapter V. The Rise of Marginalism

Chapter VI. The Achievements: A Comparison of Menger, Jevons, and Walras

Chapter VII. Sources and New Ideas

Chapter VIII. Differences in Philosophy and Method

Part III: The Development of Marginal Utility between 1880 and 1947: Consolidation and Reform

Chapter IX. The Dominant Position of the Austrian School

Chapter X. Rationality and Marginal Utility

Chapter XI. The Meaning of Utility

Chapter XII. The Law of Diminishing Utility

Chapter XIII. Diminishing Utility and Marginal Substitution

Chapter XIV. Total and Marginal Value

Chapter XV. Household Planning

Chapter XVI. Costs and Marginal Utility

Chapter XVII. Imputation-I. Menger, Boehm- Bawerk, and Harts Mayer

Chapter XVIII. Imputation-II. Wieser, von Neumann, and Morgenstern: The Mathematical Solutions

Chapter XIX. The Measuring of Utility: Development Until 1934

Chapter XX. Uncertainty and Measuring

Part IV: Epilogue

Chapter XXI. The Contemporary Situation

Chapter XXII. The Chance of Survival

Sources and Literature

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691650944

0691650942

9781400877744

1400877741

OCLC:

927443588