Mark Casson, Professor of Economics and Director, Centre for Economic Institutions and Business History, University of Reading, UK

• ContentsPreface and acknowledgements PART I BASIC CONCEPTS1 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and the Market Economy 2 Defining entrepreneurship3 Coordination PART II INSTITUTIONS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP4 The market as an institution 5 The firm as an institution PART III FORMAL MODELLING OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP6 An introduction to formal models of entrepreneurship 7 A systematic approach to modelling entrepreneurship 8 The distribution of income 9 Entrepreneurial strategy PART IV ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY IN CONTEXT10 Beyond competition: co-operation, collusion and agglomeration PART V ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY IN PERSPECTIVE11 The history of economic thought 12 Conclusions and policy implications Appendix A1: Generalising Marshall’s model of the market toaccommodate price dispersionAppendix A2: Modelling entrepreneurship in a Marshallian context Appendix A3: Alternative configurations of market linkages Appendix A4: The contribution of Maurice Allais

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