Institutional change and economic development [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ha-Joon Chang

• Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : United Nations University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9
• Soggetto topico: Economic development; Institutional economics; Economic policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ChangHa-Joon
• Note generali: "The chapters in the volume were all prepared for the UNU-WIDER project on 'Institutions and Economic Development : Theory, History, and Contemporary Experiences.' An initial project planning meeting was held in Oxford in March 2004. ... The project meeting was held in April 2005 at WIDER in Helsinki"--P. xxi-xxii.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword by Deepak Nayyar; Acknowledgements; 1. Institutional change and economic development:An introduction; Part I: Theoretical Overview; 2. Understanding the relationship between institutions andeconomic development - some key theoretical issues; 3. Extending the 'institutional' turn: Property, politics anddevelopment trajectories; 4. Institutionalism ancient, old, and new: A historical perspectiveon institutions and uneven development; Part II: Evolution of Particular Institutions; 5. Modern bureaucracy ; 6. Central banks as agents of economic development7. Corporate governance, innovative enterprise, andeconomic development; 8. The political economy of taxation and tax reform indeveloping countries; 9. The rule of law, legal traditions, and economic growth:The East Asian example; Part III: Country Experiences; 10. State formation and the construction of institutions for the firstindustrial nation; 11. The role of federalism in developing the US duringnineteenth-century globalization; 12. Institutions and economic growth: The successful experience ofSwitzerland, 1870-1950 ; 13. The rise and halt of economic development in Brazil,1945-2004: Industrial catching-up, institutional innovation andfinancial fragility14. Rethinking import-substituting industrialization: Developmentstrategies and institutions in Taiwan and China; 15. Developmental nationalism and economic performance inAfrica: The case of three 'successful' African economies
• Sommario/riassunto: The issue of institutional development has come to prominence during the last decade or so. During this period, even the IMF and the World Bank, which used to treat institutions as mere 'details', have come to emphasize the role of institutions in economic development. However, there are still some important knowledge gaps that need to be filled before we can say that we have a good grip on the issue of institutions and economic development, both theoretically and at the policy level. This book is an attempt to fill these gaps.
• Titolo autorizzato: Institutional change and economic development
• ISBN: 1-281-25304-9; 9786611253134; 92-808-7112-9; 1-4356-4333-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451851003321
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