Alternative Theories of the Firm (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics)

Alternative Theories of the Firm provides a range of fundamental readings embracing the economics of firm behaviour from a non-neoclassical perspective. The collection covers several basic topics including: the importance of transaction costs and agency theory for the analysis of firm behaviour; capabilities and resource-based theories of the firm; the economics of firm strategy; behavioural theories; Austrian theories; evolutionary theories; and the historical development of firms. The readings include selections from traditional masters as well as writings by more recent authors. This collection will be of great value both to scholars who want a summary of developments in the field and to students of industrial economics and corporate strategy.

Edited by Richard N. Langlois, Professor of Economics, Head, Department of Economics, University of Connecticut, US, Fu-Lai Tony Yu, Professor and Head, Department of Economics and Finance, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong and Paul L. Robertson, University of Tasmania, Australia