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Uncertainty and economic evolution : essays in honor of Armen A. Alchian / edited by John R. Lott, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in business organization and networks ; 3.
- Routledge studies in business organization and networks ; 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alchian, Armen A. (Armen Albert), 1914-2013.
- Alchian, Armen A.
- Uncertainty.
- Risk.
- Economics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- Cover; UNCERTAINTY AND ECONOMIC EVOLUTION: Essays in honor of Armen A. Alchian; Copyright; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION: Armen A. Alchian's influence on economics; 1 RATIONALITY, EVOLUTION, AND ACQUISITIVENESS; 2 INFORMATION, CHANCE, AND EVOLUTION: Alchian and the economics of self-organization; 3 EVOLUTION AND SPONTANEOUS UNIFORMITY: Evidence from the evolution of the limited liability company; 4 WHY HOLD-UPS OCCUR: The self-enforcing range of contractual relationships; 5 ARMEN ALCHIAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO MACROECONOMICS
- 6 APPROPRIABLE RENTS FROM YELLOWSTONE PARK: A case of incomplete contracting7 CULTURAL EVOLUTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL PUBLIC CHOICE: Institutional diversity and economic performance on American Indian reservations; 8 ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION UNDER EAST EUROPEAN STATE SOCIALISM; 9 FREEDOM, WEALTH, AND COERCION; 10 DISCOVERY FACTORS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM: Respondence, epiphany, and serendipity; 11 IN CELEBRATION OF ARMEN ALCHIAN'S EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-14296-0
- 0-203-98008-5
- 9780203980088
- OCLC:
- 560373059
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