The politics of property rights :: political instability, credible commitments, and economic growth in Mexico, 1876-1929 /

This book addresses a puzzle in political economy: why is it that political instability does not necessarily translate into economic stagnation or collapse? In order to address this puzzle, it advances a theory about property rights systems in many less developed countries. In this theory, governmen...

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1. Verfasser: Haber, Stephen H., 1957-
Weitere Verfasser: Maurer, Noel, Razo, Armando, 1971-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Schriftenreihe:Political economy of institutions and decisions.
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Zusammenfassung:This book addresses a puzzle in political economy: why is it that political instability does not necessarily translate into economic stagnation or collapse? In order to address this puzzle, it advances a theory about property rights systems in many less developed countries. In this theory, governments do not have to enforce property rights as a public good. Instead, they may enforce property rights selectively (as a private good), and share the resulting rents with the group of asset holders who are integrated into the government. Focusing on Mexico, this book explains how the property rights system was constructed during the Porfirio Díaz dictatorship (1876-1911) and then explores how this property rights system either survived, or was reconstructed. The result is an analytic economic history of Mexico under both stability and instability, and a generalizable framework about the interaction of political and economic institutions.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 382 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0511061773
9780511061776
9780511615610
0511615612
9780521820677
0521820677
9780511070235
0511070233
9786610430796
6610430799
9780521603546
0521603544

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