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Informal institutions and development / Raj Navanit Patel.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Patel, Raj Navanit, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy.
- Philosophy of science.
- Philosophy--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Philosophy.
- Local Subjects:
- Philosophy.
- Philosophy of science.
- Philosophy--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (92 pages)
- Contained In:
- Dissertations Abstracts International 81-12A.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania ; Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2020.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- Why are some countries wealthier than others? Recent scholarship on this question has begun to converge on the answer to this question: institutions. Some countries are wealthier than others, on this view, because they have the right institutions. These are a set of well-functioning institutions that allow individuals in society to cooperate and coordinate with each other, and, in the end, secure the welfare gains from that cooperation and coordination.Institutions matter, in other words. But which institutions? In this dissertation, I argue that it is the presence of particular informal institutions (such as social norms) in some societies, and their absence in others, that ultimately decides whether cooperation and coordination is achieved, and welfare gains are secured. I argue that the historical focus on formal institutions (such as formal laws and regulations) is somewhat misplaced, since whether or not people abide by formal institutions is determined by the presence of particular informal rules and norms that govern everyday interaction. In a nutshell: formal institutions matter, but informal institutions rule.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-12, Section: A.
- Advisors: Bicchieri, Cristina; Committee members: Samuel Freeman; Kok-Chor Tan.
- Department: Philosophy.
- Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 2020.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9798635232729
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
- This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
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