| Description |
x, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published in 2000. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : The broader view / Mancur Olson, Satu Kahkonen -- Big bills left on the sidewalk : why some nations are rich, and others poor / Mancur Olson -- Innovation and its enemies : the economic and political roots of technological inertia / Joel Mokyr -- Economic institutions and development : a view from the bottom / Oliver E. Williamson -- Dictatorship, democracy, and development / Mancur Olson -- Overstrong against thyself : war, the state, and growth in Europe on the eve of the Industrial Revolution / J. Bradford De Long -- The Swedish model : a comment on Mancur Olson's analysis / Erik Moberg -- Affirmative action and reservations in the American and Indian labor markets : are they really that bad? / Edward Montgomery -- Communities and development : autarkic social groups and the economy / Russell Hardin -- Law from order : economic development and the jurisprudence of social norms / Robert D. Cooter -- The nature of institutional impediments to economic development / Pranab Bardhan. |
| Summary |
"The influence of economic thinking in other social sciences is bringing about a theoretical integration of all the social sciences under one overarching paradigm." "The chapters of this book illustrate the intellectual advances that account for this unified view of economies and societies. The key theme which emerges is the interaction between political, economic, legal, and social forces. Examples of this include the political influence of corruption and special interest groups, the organizational structure of a government, the effect of commercial law, and the differences between communities with high and low social fragmentation. All these affect and are affected by economic conditions. The editors and contributors of A Not-so-Dismal Science discuss and analyze these and many other factors, leading to the conclusion that economics is at the forefront of the movement toward a unified social science."--P. [4] of cover. |
| Subject |
Institutional economics.
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Economics.
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Social sciences.
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Economics. (OCoLC)fst00902116
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Institutional economics. (OCoLC)fst00974297
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Social sciences. (OCoLC)fst01122877
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| Added Author |
Olson, Mancur.
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Kahkonen, Satu.
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| ISBN |
0198294905 (pbk.) |
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9780198294900 (pbk.) |
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