Control, Information, and Technological Change
Gerald E. Flueckiger
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Paperback. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 297.
Information theory, cybernetics and the theory of finite automata are used to model learning-by-doing, bounded rationality, routine behavior, and the formation of teams. The non-neoclassical characterization of production developed in this book ignores the usual quantitative relationships between inputs and outputs and instead views production strictly as a problem of control and communication. The motivation for this unconventional characterization of production comes from Schumpeter's critique of neoclassical economic theory. Schumpeter argued that neoclassical economic theory, and the habits of thought engendered by it, was the major obstacle to acquiring an ... Read more
Information theory, cybernetics and the theory of finite automata are used to model learning-by-doing, bounded rationality, routine behavior, and the formation of teams. The non-neoclassical characterization of production developed in this book ignores the usual quantitative relationships between inputs and outputs and instead views production strictly as a problem of control and communication. The motivation for this unconventional characterization of production comes from Schumpeter's critique of neoclassical economic theory. Schumpeter argued that neoclassical economic theory, and the habits of thought engendered by it, was the major obstacle to acquiring an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
155
Condition
New
Series
Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation
Number of Pages
155
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401041690
SKU
V9789401041690
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