Social institutions and economic development : a tribute to Kurt Martin / edited by Valpy FitzGerald.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Kurt, 1904-1995.

Fitzgerald, E. V. K. (Edmund Valpy Knox), 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Social institutions.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht [Netherlands] ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2002]

Summary:

This book celebrates the modern relevance of one of the founding fathers of development economics - Kurt Martin. His thought - drawn from the central conflict of the twentieth century between collective action and individual enterprise - has influenced a generation of scholars at one of Europe's foremost development studies faculties, the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague. In this tribute to Kurt Martin, leading world thinkers, including Richard Nelson, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Frances Stewart, and Ben Ndulu, discuss the role of social institutions in economic development. They are complemented by leading ISS faculty, all contributing to the debate that will define the policy research agenda well into the next decade. This is an essential text for economic scholars, postgraduate students, and development practitioners alike.

Notes:

"This book is based on a special lecture series entitled 'Social institutions and economic development' held at the Institute of Social Studies [in The Hague] between 1999 and 2001. Kurt Martin's ... family sponsored the lectures in his memory"--Introduction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1402008945

OCLC:

50495420