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Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy: Lessons from Medieval Trade

By Avner Greif

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9780521671347, 0521671345
LCC
HF395 .G74 2005
Open Library ID
OL22722698M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4418285 bytes)
Series
Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
Pages
526\526
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

It is widely believed that current disparities in economic, political, and social outcomes reflect distinct institutions. Institutions are invoked to explain why some countries are rich and others poor, some democratic and others dictatorial. But arguments of this sort gloss over the question of what institutions are, how they come about, and why they persist. This book seeks to overcome these problems, which have exercised economists, sociologists, political scientists, and a host of other researchers who use the social sciences to study history, law, and business administration.

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