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Part 1 Historic conception of investment and capital: introduction; thescope of capital goods; relationship between investment and aggregatecapital; conclusion. Part 2 Contemporary conception of investment:introduction; abstract notion; types of firm investment; current or capitalexpense?; motives for investment; evidence from broader literature;conclusion. Part 3 Uncertainty and risk: introduction; the compulsion to act;the origins of risk and uncertainty; theoretical treatment of uncertainty;uncertainty and project evaluation; containing risk and uncertainty;conclusion. Part 4 Competition: introduction; process and static competition;defining intensity; sources of competitive pressure; uncertainty and marketpower; the process of competition; conclusion. Part 5 Empirical evidence:introduction; stock market series; employment series; conclusion; appendix.Part 6 The firm's investment decision: introduction; a model of themicroeconomic investment decision; cycle effects; long-term changes;conclusion. Part 7 Integration into macrodynamics: introduction; Kalecki'smacrodynamics; the macro-micro interface; firm's cost of investment funds;the macro-investment equation; conclusion. Part 8 Concluding remarks.