Table of Contents: The mechanisms of governance /

Main Author:	Williamson, Oliver E.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, c1996.
Subjects:	Industrial organization (Economic theory) Corporate governance Transaction costs

Table of Contents:

Prologue: The Mechanisms of Governance
1. Transaction Cost Economicsand the Carnegie Connection
2. Chester Barnard and the IncipientScience of Organization
3. Transaction Cost Economics
4.Comparative Economic Organization: The Analysis of Discrete StructuralAlternatives
5. Credible Commitments: Using Hostages to SupportExchange
6. Economic Institutions: Spontaneous and Intentional100.