Risk, Uncertainty And Profit

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Author: Frank H. Knight

ISBN-10: 1596052422

ISBN-13: 9781596052420

Category: General & Miscellaneous Military Biography

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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

Preface to the First EditionviiPreface to the Re-issue (1933)xiPreface for the Reprint of 1948xxxviiPreface for the Reprint of 1957liiPart 1IntroductoryChapter I.The Place of Profit and Uncertainty in Economic Theory3Chapter II.Theories of Profit; Change and Risk in Relation to Profit22Part 2Perfect CompetitionChapter III.The Theory of Choice and of Exchange51Chapter IV.Joint Production and Capitalization94Chapter V.Change and Progress with Uncertainty Absent141Chapter VI.Minor Prerequisites for Perfect Competition174Part 3Imperfect Competition Through Risk and UncertaintyChapter VII.The Meaning of Risk and Uncertainty197Chapter VIII.Structures and Methods for Meeting Uncertainty233Chapter IX.Enterprise and Profit264Chapter X.Enterprise and Profit (continued) The Salaried Manager291Chapter XI.Uncertainty and Social Progress313Chapter XII.Social Aspects of Uncertainty and Profit347Index377