TY - BOOK ID - 14200116 TI - Foundations of a Pure Cost Theory PY - 2014 SN - 3642345360 3642345379 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Commercial law. KW - Trade regulation. KW - Transaction costs. KW - Regulation of trade KW - Regulatory reform KW - Trade regulation KW - Business KW - Business law KW - Commerce KW - Law, Commercial KW - Mercantile law KW - Law and legislation KW - Production management. KW - Game theory. KW - Economic history. KW - Economic theory. KW - Economics. KW - Methodology/History of Economic Thought. KW - Operations Management. KW - Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences. KW - Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods. KW - Law KW - Law merchant KW - Maritime law KW - Cost KW - Externalities (Economics) KW - Right of property KW - Commercial law KW - Consumer protection KW - Deregulation KW - Mathematics. KW - History of Economic Thought/Methodology. KW - Economic conditions KW - History, Economic KW - Economics KW - Manufacturing management KW - Industrial management KW - Economic theory KW - Political economy KW - Social sciences KW - Economic man KW - Math KW - Science KW - Games, Theory of KW - Theory of games KW - Mathematical models KW - Mathematics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14200116 AB - Heinrich von Stackelberg’s book “Grundlagen einer reinen Kostentheorie,” published in 1932, was at the forefront of a growing conceptual revolution in the theory of the firm, a theory which appears more relevant than ever in today’s economic climate. In this work, Stackelberg masterfully builds a theoretical framework which he later develops in Market Structure and Equilibrium. Foundations of a Pure Cost Theory represents the first translation of the original German version into English. This substantial book offers readers a critical and technical understanding of firms, how firms function and the environments in which they operate. Fundamental principles of cost production, market economy, optimum position and velocities of production are given prominence. Ultimately this work, which remains largely unknown, can be seen as a milestone text in our understanding of the strategies adopted by firms as a whole. The book has been meticulously translated from German into English, retaining the author’s examples in their historical context and capturing the spirit of the time with all its subtlety and significance. ER -