Economic Hierarchies, Organization and the Structure of Production

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-94-010-5309-9
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 330 g

Reihe: Studies in Public Choice

Economics has been basically a study of the interactions between organizations, with some organizations being so small we only have one person in them. The internal organization of the largest hierarchies has indeed been looked at, but a good reason for working less on these organizations is that the internal reactions are much harder to understand. It is sensible to solve the problems we can solve and put the others off until later. The author's basic purpose here is to look at these larger hierarchical organizations, and develop a scientific account of them.
In Gordon Tullock examines the internal functioning and organization of the corporation. In the author's personal tradition, the book relies on narrative analysis rather than mathematical complexity to convey insights into the functioning of the corporation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tullock, G.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Industrielle Organisation
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Ökonometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Why Hierarchical Organizations? Why Not?.- 3 Parallel Problems.- 4 In the Belly of the Beast.- 5 Life in the Interior.- 6 Structural Reform.- 7 Termites.- 8 A General Picture.- 9 Random Allocation.- 10 Rent Seeking and the Importance of Disorganization.- 11 Restricted Scope.- 12 Incentives.- 13 Summing Up.