J. Alston / Thrainn Eggertsson / C. North (eds.)

Empirical Studies in Institutional Change

Herausgeber: Eggertsson, Thrainn; Alston, Lee J.; North, Douglass C.

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of empirical studies analyses historical and contemporary institutions and institutional change in various parts of the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 609g
• ISBN-13: 9780521557436
• ISBN-10: 0521557437
• Artikelnr.: 21854016

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
A note on theory Thráinn Eggertsson
Empirical work in institutional economics Lee J. Alston
1. Towards an understanding of property rights Gary D. Libecap
2. Impediments to institutional change in the Soviet system Jan Winiecki
3. Transaction costs and economic development Andrew Stone, Brian Levy and Ricardo Paredes
4. The evolution of the modern institutions of growth Douglass C. North and Barry R. Weingast
5. Regulation in a dynamic setting Anne O. Krueger
6. Price controls, property rights and institutional change Steven N. S. Cheung
7. Regulating natural resources: the evolution of perverse property rights Robert Higgs
8. The politics of institutional change in a representative democracy William H. Riker and Itai Sened
9. The economics and politics of institutional change Lee J. Alston and Joseph P. Ferrie
Epilogue: Economic performance through time Douglass C. North.