Advanced introduction to new institutional economics / Claude Ménard, Mary M. Shirley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menard, Claude, author.

Shirley, Mary M., author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar Advanced Introductions

Elgar advanced introductions series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Institutional economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2022.

Summary:

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world'AEos leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. New institutional economics (NIE) is a powerful tool for understanding real world phenomena. This Advanced Introduction explores NIE'AEos answers to fundamental questions about the organization, growth and development of economies, such as why are some countries rich and others poor? Why are activities organized as firms or markets or through alternative organizational solutions? When are shared resources overexploited? -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. Building a new paradigm

2. Transaction costs

3. Property rights

4. Contracts

Part II: Institutional layers

5. The organization of transactions

6. State and legal institutions

Part III: Transversal topics

7. Institutions and public policy

8. Institutional change and development

9. Entering new terrains: the future of NIE

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ménard, Claude Advanced Introduction to New Institutional Economics

ISBN:

9781789904499

1789904498