19th Century · English
The Positive Theory of Capital
The Positive Theory of Capital, by Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851–1914), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.
Chapters
- 01Translator's Prefaceprose
- 02Author's Prefaceprose
- 03Introductionprose
- 04Book I: The Nature and Conception of Capital, Book I, Chapter I: Man and Natureprose
- 05Book I, Chapter II: The Nature of Capitalprose
- 06Book I, Chapter III: Historical Development of the Conceptionprose
- 07Book I, Chapter IV: The True Conception of Capitalprose
- 08Book I, Chapter V: The Competing Conceptions of Capitalprose
- 09Book I, Chapter VI: Social and Private Capitalprose
- 10Book II: Capital as Instrument of Production, Book II, Chapter I: Introductoryprose
- 11Book II, Chapter II: Capitalist Productionprose
- 12Book II, Chapter III: The Function of Capital in Productionprose
- 13Book II, Chapter IV: The Theory of The Formation of Capitalprose
- 14Book II, Chapter V: Formation of Capital in a Communityprose
- 15Book II, Chapter VI: Possible Objectionsprose
- 16Book III: Value, Book III, Chapter I: The Two Conceptions of Valueprose
- 17Book III, Chapter II: Nature and Origin of Subjective Valueprose
- 18Book III, Chapter III: The Amount of Valueprose
- 19Book III, Chapter IV: The Marginal Utilityprose
- 20Book III, Chapter V: Complicationsprose
- 21Book III, Chapter VI: What Determines Marginal Utilityprose
- 22Book III, Chapter VII: Alternative Usesprose
- 23Book III, Chapter VIII: Subjective Exchange Valueprose
- 24Book III, Chapter IX: The Value of Complementary Goodsprose
- 25Book III, Chapter X: The Value of Productive Goods. Value and Costs.prose
- 26Book IV: Price, Book IV, Chapter I: The Fundamental Lawprose
- 27Book IV, Chapter II: Isolated Exchangeprose
- 28Book IV, Chapter III: One-Sided Competitionprose
- 29Book IV, Chapter IV: Two-Sided Competitionprose
- 30Book IV, Chapter V: The Law of Supply and Demandprose
- 31Book IV, Chapter VI: The Individual Determinants of Priceprose
- 32Book IV, Chapter VII: The Law of Costsprose
- 33Book V: Present and Future, Book V, Chapter I: Present and Future in Economic Lifeprose
- 34Book V, Chapter II: Differences in Want and Provision for Wantprose
- 35Book V, Chapter III: Underestimate of the Futureprose
- 36Book V, Chapter IV: The Technical Superiority of Present Goodsprose
- 37Book V, Chapter V: Co-operation of the Three Factorsprose
- 38Book VI: The Source of Interest, Book VI, Chapter I: The Loan and Loan Interestprose
- 39Book VI, Chapter II: The Profit of Capitalist Undertaking. Principles of Explanation.prose
- 40Book VI, Chapter III: The Profit of Capitalist Undertaking. Complications.prose
- 41Book VI, Chapter IV: The Profit of Capitalist Undertaking. The Labour Market.prose
- 42Book VI, Chapter V: The Profit of Capitalist Undertaking. The General Subsistence Market.prose
- 43Book VI, Chapter VI: The Profit of Capitalist Undertaking. The General Subsistence Market—(continued)prose
- 44Book VI, Chapter VII: Interest From Durable Goodsprose
- 45Book VI, Chapter VIII: Interest From Durable Goods—(continued)prose
- 46Book VI, Chapter IX: Resultsprose
- 47Book VI, Chapter X: Interest Under Socialismprose
- 48Book VII: The Rate of Interest, Book VII, Chapter I: The Rate in Isolated Exchangeprose
- 49Book VII, Chapter II: The Rate in Market Transactionsprose
- 50Book VII, Chapter III: The Rate in Market Transactions—(continued)prose
- 51Book VII, Chapter IV: The Market for Capital in Its Full Developmentprose
- 52Book VII, Chapter V: The Market for Capital in Its Full Development—(continued)prose
- 53Appendix to Page 327 [Book VI, Chapter V], Amount of Subsistence Fund Necessary Before Entering on a Production Period oprose