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From economic man to economic system : essays on human behavior and the institutions of capitalism / Harold Demsetz

Author
Demsetz, Harold, 1930-2019
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 189 pages)
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Contents
Where economic man dwells -- Protecting you from yourself -- Rescuing economic man from the selfish gene -- Economic man's escape from Malthus's population trap -- The late arrival of capitalism -- Appendix: On the theory of private ownership -- Ownership and exchange -- Reinterpreting the externality problem -- Firms and households as substitutes -- The contrast between firms and political parties -- The public corporation: its ownership and control -- Crossing disciplinary boundaries.
Summary
The essays in this book discuss human behavior and the institutions of capitalism. The essays are non-technical and are written so as to be accessible to students of all disciplines and to all other persons interested in capitalism and in economic behavior. They often present unconventional views of the topics they discuss. Those containing unconventional views discuss self-interested behavior, selfish gene theory, the meaning and social function of private ownership, the externality problem, the nature of the firm and the rise of capitalism. The essays are not meant to be a textbook, but they offer a useful supplementary reading source for courses in business, economics and law that deal with human behavior in the marketplace and with capitalism, ownership, markets and firms.
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ISBN
9780511457432 (electronic bk.)
051145743X (electronic bk.)
0511456123 (electronic bk.)
9780511456121 (electronic bk.)
9780511451300 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Digital Editions)
051145130X (electronic bk. ; Adobe Digital Editions)
9780511510656
0511510659
9781107640856 (paperback)
1107640857
0521509971 (Cloth)
9780521509978 (hbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
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