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Energy and economic myths : institutional and analytical economic essays / / Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
| Energy and economic myths : institutional and analytical economic essays / / Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen |
| Autore | Georgescu-Roegen Nicholas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Elmsford, New York : , : Pergamon Press Inc., , 1976 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330 |
| Collana | Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics
Production (Economic theory) Institutional economics |
| ISBN | 1-4831-8796-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Energy and Economic Myths: Institutional and Analytical Economic Essays; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I: Natural Resources and the Economics of Production; CHAPTER 1. (1972) ENERGY AND ECONOMIC MYTHS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. MECHANICS VERSUS THERMODYNAMICS; III. THE ENTROPY LAW AND ECONOMICS; IV. ACCESSIBLE ENERGY AND ACCESSIBLE MATTER; V. DISPOSABLE WASTE; VI. MYTHS ABOUT MANKIND'S ENTROPIC PROBLEM; VII. GROWTH: MYTHS, POLEMICS, AND FALLACIES; VIII. THE STEADY STATE: A TOPICAL MIRAGE; IX. SOME BASIC BIOECONOMICS
X. MODERN AGRICULTURE: AN ENERGY SQUANDERERXI. A MINIMAL BIOECONOMIC PROGRAM; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. (1971) Process Analysis and the Neoclassical Theory of Production; Contradictions, Omissions, and Surmises; Process : An Analytical Tangle; The Elementary Process : A Fundamental Concept; The Production Functions; The Components of the Factory Production Function; Analysis of Cost and Allocation in a Factory System; Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 3. (1970) The Entropy Law and the Economic Problem; Footnotes; CHAPTER 4. (1969) THE ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION RICHARD T. ELY LECTURE CHAPTER 5. (1965) PROCESS IN FARMING VERSUS PROCESS IN MANUFACTURING: A PROBLEM OF BALANCED DEVELOPMENTI. INTRODUCTION: THE ASYMMETRY OF A SYMMETRY; II. THE PRODUCTION FUNCTION: A CRITIQUE; III. THE PARTIAL PROCESS AND ITS ANALYTICAL CO-ORDINATES; IV. THE FACTORY PROCESS; CHAPTER 6. (1960) Economic Theory and Agrarian Economics; I. THEORY, REALITY, AND POLICY; II. OVERPOPULATION: A RE-EXAMINATION; III. AN ANALYSIS OF THEORETICAL ISSUES; IV. CONCLUDING REMARKS; POSTSCRIPT 1975; Part II: Institutional Economics; CHAPTER 7. (1968) Structural Inflation-Lock and Balanced Growth; I. INTRODUCTION II. INFLATION AND STATIC ANALYSISIII. INFLATION: A STRUCTURAL CHANGE; IV. MONEY FETISHISM AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS; V. INFLATION: A PASSABLE SYSTEM OF TAXATION?; VI. THE INFLATION STATE: ITS LOSERS AND ITS WINNERS; VII. INFLATION AND DEVELOPMENT; VIII. INFLATION AND BALANCED GROWTH; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. (1965) The Institutional Aspects of Peasant Communities: An Analytical View; THE PEASANT ECONOMY AND TRADITIONAL ECONOMICS; VILLAGE TYPOLOGY AND TAXONOMY; THE ANATOMY OF THE PEASANT VILLAGE; PROPERTY RIGHTS IN LAND AND THE PEASANTRY; THE ECONOMIC PHYSIOLOGY OF PEASANT COMMUNITIES PEASANT TRADITIONS AND ATTITUDESTHE PRESENT IMPASSE; References; Part III: Epistemology and Methodology; CHAPTER 9. (1974) Dynamic Models and Economic Growth; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES; III. THE ANALYTICAL REPRESENTATION OF MULTI-PROCESSES; IV. GROWTH VERSUS DEVELOPMENT; V. MATHEMATICAL DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND GROWTH; VI. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS; VII. COMMODITIES VERSUS PROCESSES IN GROWTH; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. (1966) Further Thoughts on Corrado Gini's Delusioni dell'econometria; I. - EXCESS OF MATHEMATICAL FORMALISM II. - THE LOSS OF THE SOCIAL DIMENSION |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786631103321 |
Georgescu-Roegen Nicholas
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| Elmsford, New York : , : Pergamon Press Inc., , 1976 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Energy and economic myths : institutional and analytical economic essays / / Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
| Energy and economic myths : institutional and analytical economic essays / / Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen |
| Autore | Georgescu-Roegen Nicholas |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Elmsford, New York : , : Pergamon Press Inc., , 1976 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330 |
| Collana | Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics
Production (Economic theory) Institutional economics |
| ISBN | 1-4831-8796-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Energy and Economic Myths: Institutional and Analytical Economic Essays; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I: Natural Resources and the Economics of Production; CHAPTER 1. (1972) ENERGY AND ECONOMIC MYTHS; I. INTRODUCTION; II. MECHANICS VERSUS THERMODYNAMICS; III. THE ENTROPY LAW AND ECONOMICS; IV. ACCESSIBLE ENERGY AND ACCESSIBLE MATTER; V. DISPOSABLE WASTE; VI. MYTHS ABOUT MANKIND'S ENTROPIC PROBLEM; VII. GROWTH: MYTHS, POLEMICS, AND FALLACIES; VIII. THE STEADY STATE: A TOPICAL MIRAGE; IX. SOME BASIC BIOECONOMICS
X. MODERN AGRICULTURE: AN ENERGY SQUANDERERXI. A MINIMAL BIOECONOMIC PROGRAM; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. (1971) Process Analysis and the Neoclassical Theory of Production; Contradictions, Omissions, and Surmises; Process : An Analytical Tangle; The Elementary Process : A Fundamental Concept; The Production Functions; The Components of the Factory Production Function; Analysis of Cost and Allocation in a Factory System; Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 3. (1970) The Entropy Law and the Economic Problem; Footnotes; CHAPTER 4. (1969) THE ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION RICHARD T. ELY LECTURE CHAPTER 5. (1965) PROCESS IN FARMING VERSUS PROCESS IN MANUFACTURING: A PROBLEM OF BALANCED DEVELOPMENTI. INTRODUCTION: THE ASYMMETRY OF A SYMMETRY; II. THE PRODUCTION FUNCTION: A CRITIQUE; III. THE PARTIAL PROCESS AND ITS ANALYTICAL CO-ORDINATES; IV. THE FACTORY PROCESS; CHAPTER 6. (1960) Economic Theory and Agrarian Economics; I. THEORY, REALITY, AND POLICY; II. OVERPOPULATION: A RE-EXAMINATION; III. AN ANALYSIS OF THEORETICAL ISSUES; IV. CONCLUDING REMARKS; POSTSCRIPT 1975; Part II: Institutional Economics; CHAPTER 7. (1968) Structural Inflation-Lock and Balanced Growth; I. INTRODUCTION II. INFLATION AND STATIC ANALYSISIII. INFLATION: A STRUCTURAL CHANGE; IV. MONEY FETISHISM AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS; V. INFLATION: A PASSABLE SYSTEM OF TAXATION?; VI. THE INFLATION STATE: ITS LOSERS AND ITS WINNERS; VII. INFLATION AND DEVELOPMENT; VIII. INFLATION AND BALANCED GROWTH; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. (1965) The Institutional Aspects of Peasant Communities: An Analytical View; THE PEASANT ECONOMY AND TRADITIONAL ECONOMICS; VILLAGE TYPOLOGY AND TAXONOMY; THE ANATOMY OF THE PEASANT VILLAGE; PROPERTY RIGHTS IN LAND AND THE PEASANTRY; THE ECONOMIC PHYSIOLOGY OF PEASANT COMMUNITIES PEASANT TRADITIONS AND ATTITUDESTHE PRESENT IMPASSE; References; Part III: Epistemology and Methodology; CHAPTER 9. (1974) Dynamic Models and Economic Growth; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE PHYSIOLOGY OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES; III. THE ANALYTICAL REPRESENTATION OF MULTI-PROCESSES; IV. GROWTH VERSUS DEVELOPMENT; V. MATHEMATICAL DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND GROWTH; VI. DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS; VII. COMMODITIES VERSUS PROCESSES IN GROWTH; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. (1966) Further Thoughts on Corrado Gini's Delusioni dell'econometria; I. - EXCESS OF MATHEMATICAL FORMALISM II. - THE LOSS OF THE SOCIAL DIMENSION |
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Georgescu-Roegen Nicholas
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| Elmsford, New York : , : Pergamon Press Inc., , 1976 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fundamental principles of heat transfer / / Stephen Whitaker
| Fundamental principles of heat transfer / / Stephen Whitaker |
| Autore | Whitaker Stephen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Pergamon Press Inc., , 1977 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (575 p.) |
| Disciplina | 536/.2 |
| Soggetto topico | Heat - Transmission |
| ISBN | 1-4831-5943-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Fundamental Principles of Heat Transfer; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Nomenclature; The Author; Design Problem I; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 The Continuum Postulate; 1.2 The Laws of Continuum Physics; 1.3 Mechanisms of Energy Transport; 1.4 Units; 1.5 Design Objectives; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; Design Problem II; Chapter 2. Steady, One-Dimensional Heat Conduction; 2.1 The Fundamental Energy Postulate; 2.2 Steady Heat Conduction; 2.3 Steady, One-Dimensional Heat Conduction in Rectangular Coordinates
3.4 Numerical Solution of Two-Dimensional Heat Conduction Problemsin Cylindrical Coordinates3.5 Graphical Solution for Steady, Two-Dimensional Heat Conduction; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; Design Problem IV; Chapter 4. Transient Heat Conduction; 4.1 The Governing Equation for Transient Heat Conduction; 4.2 Transient Heat Conduction for Bodies with Negligible Internal Resistance; 4.3 Transient Heat Conduction in a Semi-Infinite Slab; 4.4 Periodic Processes-The Semi-Infinite Slab; 4.5 Transient Heat Conduction in Rectangular Coordinates; 4.6 Transient Heat Conduction in Cylindrical Coordinates 5.7 The Momentum and Energy Equations for Laminar Boundary Layer Flow5.8 Exact Solution of the Laminar Boundary Layer Equations; 5.9 Approximate Solution of the Laminar Boundary Layer Equations; 5.10 Dimensional Analysis for Free Convection; 5.11 Boundary Layer Analysis of Free Convection; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; Design Problem VI; Chapter 6. Turbulent Flow; 6.1 Time Averages; 6.2 Time-Averaged Form of the Transport Equations; 6.3 Turbulent Momentum and Energy Transport; 6.4 Turbulent Transport Coefficients; 6.5 Hydrodynamic Mixing Length Theory; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; Design Problem VII Chapter 7. Macroscopic Balances |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789456603321 |
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Whitaker Stephen
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| New York : , : Pergamon Press Inc., , 1977 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fundamental principles of heat transfer / / Stephen Whitaker
| Fundamental principles of heat transfer / / Stephen Whitaker |
| Autore | Whitaker Stephen |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Pergamon Press Inc., , 1977 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (575 p.) |
| Disciplina | 536/.2 |
| Soggetto topico | Heat - Transmission |
| ISBN | 1-4831-5943-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Fundamental Principles of Heat Transfer; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Nomenclature; The Author; Design Problem I; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 The Continuum Postulate; 1.2 The Laws of Continuum Physics; 1.3 Mechanisms of Energy Transport; 1.4 Units; 1.5 Design Objectives; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; Design Problem II; Chapter 2. Steady, One-Dimensional Heat Conduction; 2.1 The Fundamental Energy Postulate; 2.2 Steady Heat Conduction; 2.3 Steady, One-Dimensional Heat Conduction in Rectangular Coordinates
3.4 Numerical Solution of Two-Dimensional Heat Conduction Problemsin Cylindrical Coordinates3.5 Graphical Solution for Steady, Two-Dimensional Heat Conduction; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; Design Problem IV; Chapter 4. Transient Heat Conduction; 4.1 The Governing Equation for Transient Heat Conduction; 4.2 Transient Heat Conduction for Bodies with Negligible Internal Resistance; 4.3 Transient Heat Conduction in a Semi-Infinite Slab; 4.4 Periodic Processes-The Semi-Infinite Slab; 4.5 Transient Heat Conduction in Rectangular Coordinates; 4.6 Transient Heat Conduction in Cylindrical Coordinates 5.7 The Momentum and Energy Equations for Laminar Boundary Layer Flow5.8 Exact Solution of the Laminar Boundary Layer Equations; 5.9 Approximate Solution of the Laminar Boundary Layer Equations; 5.10 Dimensional Analysis for Free Convection; 5.11 Boundary Layer Analysis of Free Convection; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; Design Problem VI; Chapter 6. Turbulent Flow; 6.1 Time Averages; 6.2 Time-Averaged Form of the Transport Equations; 6.3 Turbulent Momentum and Energy Transport; 6.4 Turbulent Transport Coefficients; 6.5 Hydrodynamic Mixing Length Theory; PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; Design Problem VII Chapter 7. Macroscopic Balances |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814435803321 |
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Whitaker Stephen
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| New York : , : Pergamon Press Inc., , 1977 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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