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The political dimension of economic growth : proceedings of the IEA Conference held in San José, Costa Rica / edited by Silvio Borner and Martin Paldam.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Round-Table Conference on "the Political Dimension of Economic Growth" (1996 : San José, Costa Rica)
- Series:
- I.E.A. conference volume ; no. 119.
- IEA conference volume ; no. 119
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Political aspects--Congresses.
- Economic development.
- Economic development--Political aspects.
- Economic development--Government policy--Developing countries--Congresses.
- Economic development--Government policy.
- Developing countries.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- xxx, 382 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
- Contents:
- The International Economic Association vii
- Introduction: Politics and Growth
- What are the Crucial Issues? / Silvio Borner xv
- Part 1 The State and Development
- 1 Institutions as Investments / Robert H. Bates 3
- 2 Some Lessons on the Efficiency of Democracy from a Study of Dictatorship / Ronald Wintrobe 20
- 3 The Economics of Autocracy and Majority Rule: The Invisible Hand and the Use of Force / Martin C. McGuire, Mancur Olson Jr 38
- 4 Causes of Change in Political-Economic Regimes / Peter Bernholz 74
- Part II Volatility, Uncertainty, Institutional Instability and Growth
- 5 Macroeconomic Volatility and Economic Development / Michael Gavin, Ricardo Hausmann 97
- 6 Political Variables in Growth Regressions / Aymo Brunetti 117
- 7 Political Stability and Economic Stagnation / Philip Keefer, Stephen Knack 136
- 8 Political Uncertainty, the Formation of New Activities and Growth / Joshua Aizenman 154
- 9 Does Economic Growth Lead to Political Stability? / Martin Paldam 171
- Part III Rent-Seeking and Corruption
- 10 Corruption and Rent-Seeking / John Mukum Mbaku 193
- 11 Corruption and Countervailing Action in Pakistan / M. Shahid Alam 212
- Part IV Case Studies: Policies, Countries and International Organizations
- 12 Disinflation and Overvaluation / Rudiger Dornbusch 227
- 13 Government Policy, Saving and Growth in Latin America / Vittorio K. Corbo 243
- 14 Growth and Political Violence in Northern Ireland, 1920-96 / Vani K. Borooah 266
- 15 Donor Conditionality and Policy Reform / Tony Killick 278
- 16 Institutional Analysis for Capacity Building / Dieter Kattermann 294
- Part V Constitutional and Administrative Reform
- 17 Developing Democracy in Developing Countries / Bruno S. Frey 315
- 18 Ethnic Rent-Seeking, Stability and Institutional Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa / Mwangi S. Kimenyi 324
- 19 Healing Sick Institutions / Robert Klitgaard 335.
- Notes:
- "The Round-Table Conference on "the Political Dimension of Economic Growth", held under the auspices of the International Economic Association, in San José, Costa Rica, March 31-April 3, 1996"--Pref.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0312210086
- OCLC:
- 37293206
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