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2000 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Objectives of the Firm

Author : Patricia M. Hillebrandt

Published in: Economic Theory and the Construction Industry

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Included in: Professional Book Archive

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Economists use the word ‘firm’ to mean a business unit. The person who takes the decisions and risks of business is known as the ‘entrepreneur’.

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Title
Objectives of the Firm
Author
Patricia M. Hillebrandt
Copyright Year
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Book
Economic Theory and the Construction Industry

Print ISBN: 978-0-333-77479-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-0-230-37248-1

Copyright Year: 2000

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230372481_9