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Book SynopsisWith this first of eight volumes, the eminent economist Fritz Machlup launches his monumental inquiry into the production of knowledge as an economic activity. Volume I presents the conceptual framework for this inquiry and falls into three parts: Types of Knowledge, Qualities of Knowledge, and Knowledge as a Product. Originally published in 1981.
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Analytical Table Of Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xiii*The Story Of This Work, pg. xv*1. Introduction, pg. 1*2. The Known and the Knowing, pg. 27*3. Mundane, Scientific, Humanistic, Artistic, and Other Classes of Knowledge, pg. 59*4. Alternative Classifications of Knowledge, pg. 101*5. Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, pg. 113*6 Other Standards of Quality, pg. 125*7 Notions of Negative Knowledge, pg. 144*8. Choosers And Users Of Knowledge, pg. 155*9. Stocks And Flows Of Knowledge, pg. 161*10. The Economic Cost of Knowledge, pg. 178*11. Transmission and Reception, pg. 186*12. Consumption, Investment, Intermediate Product, pg. 193*13. Uses, Value, and Benefits of Knowledge, pg. 202*14. Knowledge Industries and Knowledge Occupations, pg. 225*List Of Pages With Lines Of Text Retained From The 1962 Volume, pg. 242*Index, pg. 245
