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Abstract: Primarly deductive analysis : illustrations form ancient, medieval and modern economic thought - the inductive element - mercantilist contributions - the physiocrat system and turgot.

Abstract: Concepts - Hypotheses - Policies.

Abstract: Competition, fewness, and spontaneous coordination - Classical oligopoly theory and its extensions - Stackelberg's indifference maps: extension of the analysis to related market structures - The pure theory: maximization of joint profits - Limitations of profit maximization: the monopoly-oligopoly problem (safety margins; long-run objectives; controlling groups) - Further limitations: the specific oligopoly problem (Cutthroat competition and the desire to avoid it; improvement by non-p ...; [Read more...] Competition, fewness, and spontaneous coordination - Classical oligopoly theory and its extensions - Stackelberg's indifference maps: extension of the analysis to related market structures - The pure theory: maximization of joint profits - Limitations of profit maximization: the monopoly-oligopoly problem (safety margins; long-run objectives; controlling groups) - Further limitations: the specific oligopoly problem (Cutthroat competition and the desire to avoid it; improvement by non-price competition; cost and product differences) - Concise statement of limited joint maximization - Limited joint maximization for the family of market structures - Bilateral monopoly on product markets - The element of bilateral monopoly in labor-management relations - Problems of appraisal and policy.