Limits of Organization

Name: Limits of Organization
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ISBN: 9780393093230

ISBN-10: 0393093239

ISBN-13: 9780393093230

Edition: 1974

Authors: Kenneth J. Arrow

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The tension between what we wish for and what we can get, between values and opportunities, exists even at the purely individual level. A hermit on a mountain may value warm clothing and yet be hard-pressed to make it from the leaves, bark, or skins he can find. But when many people are competing with each other for satisfaction of their wants, learning how to exploit what is available becomes more difficult. In this volume, Nobel Laureate Kenneth J. Arrow analyzes why - and how - human beings organize their common lives to overcome the basic economic problem: the allocation of scarce resources. The price system is one means of organizing society to mediate competition, and Arrow analyzes…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 1974
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/17/1974
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 88
Size: 5.10" wide x 8.40" long x 0.20" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English