The new institutional economics and Third World development / edited by John Harriss, Janet Hunter, and Colin M. Lewis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hunter, Janet.

Lewis, Colin M.

Harriss, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Institutional economics.

Economic development.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The new institutional economics is one of the most important new bodies of theory to emerge in economics in recent years. The contributors to this volume address its significance for the developing world. The book is a major contribution to an area of debate still in its formative phase. The book challenges the orthodoxies of development, especially concerning the role of markets. It includes articles from Robert Bates, John Toye and Nobel Laureate Douglass North.

Contents:

""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""List of illustrations""; ""Notes on contributors""; ""Preface and acknowledgements""; ""INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPMENT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF NIE""; ""THE NEW INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS AND THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT""; ""SOCIAL DILEMMAS AND RATIONAL INDIVIDUALS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NEW INSTITUTIONALISM""; ""THE NEW INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT THEORY""; ""STATE FAILURE IN WEAK STATES: A CRITIQUE OF NEW INSTITUTIONALIST EXPLANATIONS""; ""MAPS AND LANDSCAPES OF GRAIN MARKETS IN SOUTH ASIA""

""INSTITUTIONAL THEORIES AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT IN AFRICA""""THE ROLE OF THE STATE: THE CASE OF EGYPT""; ""COCOA PLANTATIONS IN THE THIRD WORLD, 1870's 1914: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INEFFICIENCY""; ""PRODUCTIVITY AND POWER: INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES AND AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE IN INDIA AND CHINA, 1900 50""; ""STATE INTERVENTION IN THE BRAZILIAN COFFEE TRADE DURING THE 1920's: A CASE STUDY FOR NEW INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS?""; ""INSTITUTIONAL THEORY AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN UGANDA""; ""THE WORLD BANK AND THE ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEBT CRISIS""

""THE POLITICS OF MONEY IN MID-NINETEENTH-CENTURY ARGENTINA""""POLITICAL FACTORS SHAPING THE ROLE OF FOREIGN FINANCE: THE CASE OF GREECE, 1832 1932""; ""REGULATORY REGIMES, CAPITAL MARKETS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BRAZIL, MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1840 1930""; ""THE STATE AND THE ECONOMY IN INDONESIA IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES""; ""EXPLAINING THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SUCCESSES OF RAWLINGS: THE STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF PUBLIC CHOICE THEORIES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-72705-4

1-134-72706-2

0-429-23203-9

9786610318445

0-203-44429-9

1-280-31844-9

0-203-27550-0

9780429232039

OCLC:

475874640