9. Research Methods

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Preface ix
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. PART I Institutional Theory and Comparative Theory
7. 2. The Institutional Theory of Economic Progress: Technology and Institutions 9
8. 3. The Value Theory of Institutional Economics 37
9. 4. Other Concepts of Value 67
10. 5. Microeconomics and Decision Making 97
11. 6. Macroeconomics and Decision Making 124
12. 7. Dynamic Economic Process 137
13. 8. Marxian and Other "Radical" Theories 161
14. PART II Research Methods
15. 9. Research Methods 185
16. PART III Case Studies and Policy
17. 10. The Institution of Property 205
18. 11. The Limited-Liability Corporation 215
19. 12. Government and Business 231
20. 13. The Multinationals 256
21. 14. The Energy-Ecology "Crisis" of the 1970s 276
22. 15. The Monetary System 291
23. 16. Inflation 305
24. 17. The Job Guarantee 320
25. 18. The Larger Picture 340
26. Index 343