| Description |
vi, 264 p. |
| Series |
Economics, cognition, and society |
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Economics, cognition, and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-253) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Imperfect institutions and growth theory in modern economics -- Barriers to growth : institutions and social technologies -- Competing social models -- Stable poverty and unstable growth -- The political logic of bad economics -- Inefficient social norms -- Why Iceland starved -- Applying social technologies : lessons from the old theory of economic policy -- Degrees of freedom in institutional reform -- Eluding poverty traps, escaping history -- Minimal property rights and legal transplants. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Institutional economics.
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Right of property.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0472114565 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0472030396 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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