What makes poor countries poor? : institutional determinants of development / Michael J. Trebilcock, Mariana Mota Prado.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trebilcock, M. J.

Contributor:

Prado, Mariana Mota.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Developing countries.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important book focuses on the idea that institutions matter for development, asking what lessons we have learned from past reform efforts, and what role lawyers can play in this field. What Makes Poor Countries Poor? provides a critical overview of different conceptions and theories of development, situating institutional theories within the larger academic debate on development. The book also discusses why, whether and how institutions matter in different fields of development. In the domestic sphere, the authors answer these questions by analyzing institutional reforms in the public (ru

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. The ends and means of development; 2. The rule of law and development: in search of the Holy Grail; 3. The property rights/contract rights development nexus; 4. Political regimes, ethnic conflict and development; 5. Public administration, corruption and development; 6. State-owned enterprises, privatization and development; 7. International trade, foreign direct investment and development; 8. Foreign aid and development: the aid-institutions paradox; 9. Conclusion: in search of knowledge; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-38339-X

9786613383396

0-85793-887-8

OCLC:

772844889