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Risk, Uncertainty and Profit »
Authors: Frank H. Knight
ISBN-13: 9780486447759, ISBN-10: 0486447758
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: March 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Frank H. Knight
Book Synopsis
Knight's classic study has a long history: first published in 1921, reissued 1933, reprinted 1948 and 1957, and cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. 1971. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| Preface to the First Edition | vii | |
| Preface to the Re-issue (1933) | xi | |
| Preface for the Reprint of 1948 | xxxvii | |
| Preface for the Reprint of 1957 | lii | |
| Part 1 | Introductory | |
| Chapter I. | The Place of Profit and Uncertainty in Economic Theory | 3 |
| Chapter II. | Theories of Profit; Change and Risk in Relation to Profit | 22 |
| Part 2 | Perfect Competition | |
| Chapter III. | The Theory of Choice and of Exchange | 51 |
| Chapter IV. | Joint Production and Capitalization | 94 |
| Chapter V. | Change and Progress with Uncertainty Absent | 141 |
| Chapter VI. | Minor Prerequisites for Perfect Competition | 174 |
| Part 3 | Imperfect Competition Through Risk and Uncertainty | |
| Chapter VII. | The Meaning of Risk and Uncertainty | 197 |
| Chapter VIII. | Structures and Methods for Meeting Uncertainty | 233 |
| Chapter IX. | Enterprise and Profit | 264 |
| Chapter X. | Enterprise and Profit (continued) The Salaried Manager | 291 |
| Chapter XI. | Uncertainty and Social Progress | 313 |
| Chapter XII. | Social Aspects of Uncertainty and Profit | 347 |
| Index | 377 |
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