Institutions and the path to the modern economy: lessons from medieval trade

It is widely believed that current disparities in economic, political, and social outcomes reflect distinct institutions. Institutions are invoked to explain why some countries are rich and others poor, some democratic and others dictatorial. But arguments of this sort gloss over the question of wha...

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Main Author: Greif, Avner 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press [2006]
Series:Political economy of institutions and decisions
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Summary:It is widely believed that current disparities in economic, political, and social outcomes reflect distinct institutions. Institutions are invoked to explain why some countries are rich and others poor, some democratic and others dictatorial. But arguments of this sort gloss over the question of what institutions are, how they come about, and why they persist. They also fail to explain why institutions are influenced by the past, why it is that they can sometimes change, why they differ so much from society to society, and why it is hard to study them empirically and devise a policy aimed at altering them. This 2006 book seeks to overcome these problems, which have exercised economists, sociologists, political scientists, and a host of other researchers who use the social sciences to study history, law, and business administration. It presents a multi-disciplinary perspective to study endogenous institutions and their dynamics
Item Description:Literaturangaben
Literaturverzeichnis Seite 453-488
Index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XIX, 503 Seiten) Diagramme
ISBN:9780511791307
9780511344312
9780511344701
0511344708
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511791307

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