Abstract
In the course of this chapter we are going to discuss three theories of competitive behaviour, namely perfect competition, monopoly, and oligopoly. Many readers will already be familiar with the first two of these theories, but it is our intention to set out the models in such a way as to facilitate the discussion of alternative approaches to the theory of the firm and of monopoly policy which appears in subsequent chapters, thus permitting the student to refer back to points originally made in this chapter.
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Curwen, P.J. (1974). Introduction to the Theory of the Firm. In: Managerial Economics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15524-8_2
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