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Institutions and Development (Paperback) Loot Price: R958
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Institutions and Development (Paperback): Mary M. Shirley

Institutions and Development (Paperback)

Mary M. Shirley

Series: Advances in New Institutional Analysis series

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A landmark contribution to our understanding of economic development. This significant book argues that fundamental changes in deeply rooted institutions do not happen because of outsiders' money, advice, pressures, or even physical force; which explains why foreign aid has not, and can not, improve institutions. The impetus for changing institutions must come from within a society, and the author shows how groups of local scholars contribute to institutional change and development when the political opportunity presents itself. Both economic research and the history of foreign aid suggest that the largest barriers to development arise from a society's institutions - its norms and rules. The author draws on 35 years experience to explain how institutions drive economic development. She goes beyond the abstractions usually used to define institutions, providing numerous examples to illustrate the complex, interlocking, and persistent nature of real world rules and norms. This significant book argues that fundamental changes in deeply rooted institutions do not happen because of outsiders' money, advice, pressures, or even physical force; which explains why foreign aid has not, and can not, improve institutions. The impetus for changing institutions must come from within a society, and the author shows how groups of local scholars contribute to institutional change and development when the political opportunity presents itself. Providing an overview of how market supporting institutions evolved in Europe and why these institutions are weak or absent in most countries of the world, this book will be of interest to a wide audience of aid and development policymakers, academics, and students of economics, political science, management, and law.

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Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Advances in New Institutional Analysis series
Release date: March 2010
Authors: Mary M. Shirley
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 978-1-84980-161-4
Categories: Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics
LSN: 1-84980-161-4
Barcode: 9781849801614

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