Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy - Lessons from Medieval Trade (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
Release date:	2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Avner Greif
Dimensions:	235 x 161 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	526
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-48044-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > International trade > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Promotions
LSN:	0-521-48044-2
Barcode:	9780521480444

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