The Positive Theory of Capital

Introduction, pp. 1—3

- BOOK I - THE NATURE AND CONCEPTION OF CAPITAL
Chapter 1 - Man and Nature, pp. 7—16
Chapter 2 - The Nature Of Capital, pp. 17—23
Chapter 3 - Historical Development of the Conception, pp. 24—35
Chapter 4 - The True Conception of Capital, pp. 36—41
Chapter 5 - The Competing Conceptions of Capital, pp. 42—60
Chapter 6 - Social and Private Capital, pp. 61—72

- BOOK II - CAPITAL AS INSTRUMENT OF PRODUCTION
Chapter 1 - Introductory, pp. 75—77
Chapter 2 - Capitalist Production, pp. 78—91
Chapter 3 - The Function of Capital in Production, pp. 92—99
Chapter 4 - The Theory of the Formation of Capital, pp. 100—105
Chapter 5 - Formation of Capital in a Community, pp. 106—118
Chapter 6 - Possible Objections, pp.119—125

- BOOK III - VALUE
Chapter 1 - The Two Conceptions of Value, pp. 129—132
Chapter 2 - Nature and Origin of Subjective Value, pp. 133—137
Chapter 3 - The Amount of Value, pp. 138—145
Chapter 4 - The Marginal Utility, pp. 146—153
Chapter 5 - Complications, pp. 154—158
Chapter 6 - What determines Marginal Utility, pp. 159—161
Chapter 7 - Alternative Uses, pp. 162—165
Chapter 8 - Subjective Exchange Value, pp. 166—169
Chapter 9 - The Value of Complementary Goods, pp.170—178
Chapter 10 - The Value of Productive Goods. Value and Costs, pp. 179—189

- BOOK IV - PRICE
Chapter 1 - The Fundamental Law, pp. 193—197
Chapter 2 - Isolated Exchange, pp. 198—199
Chapter 3 - One-sided Competition, pp. 200—202
Chapter 4 - Two-sided Competition, pp. 203—213
Chapter 5 - The Law of Supply and Demand, pp. 214—217
Chapter 6 - The Individual Determinants of Price, pp. 218—222
Chapter 7 - The Law Of Costs, pp. 223—234

- BOOK V - PRESENT AND FUTURE
Chapter 1 - Present and Future in Economic Life, pp. 237—248
Chapter 2 - Differences in Want and Provision for Want, pp. 249—252
Chapter 3 - Underestimate of the Future, pp. 253—259
Chapter 4 - The Technical Superiority of Present Goods, pp. 260—272
Chapter 5 - Co-operation of the Three Factors, pp. 273—281

- BOOK VI - THE SOURCE OF INTEREST
Chapter 1 - The Loan and Loan Interest, pp. 285—298
Chapter 2 - The Profit of Capitalist Undertaking. Principles of Explanation, pp. 299—303
Chapter 3 - The Profit of Capitalist Undertaking. Complications, pp. 304—312
Chapter 4 - The Profits of Capitalist Undertaking. The Labour Market, pp. 313—318
Chapter 5 - The Profit of Capitalist Undertaking. The General Subsistence Market, pp. 319—328
Chapter 6 - The Profit of Capitalist Undertaking. The General Subsistence Market (continued), pp. 329—338
Chapter 7 - Interest from Durable Goods, pp. 339—349
Chapter 8 - Interest from Durable Goods (continued), pp. 350—357
Chapter 9 - Results, pp. 358—364
Chapter 10 - Interest under Socialism, pp. 365—371

- BOOK VII - THE RATE OF INTEREST
Chapter 1 - The Bate in Isolated Exchange, pp. 375—380
Chapter 2 - The Rate in Market Transactions, pp. 381—394
Chapter 3 - The Rate in Market Transactions (continued), pp. 395—402
Chapter 4 - The Market for Capital in its Full Development, pp. 403—412
Chapter 5 - The Market for Capital in its Full Development (continued), pp. 413—424

Appendix to page 327, pp. 425—426

Index of Authors mentioned, pp. 427—428