Description |
xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Economics, cognition, and society
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Economics, cognition, and society.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Contents |
Predation or production? The impact of political, legal, and social institutions / Stephen Knack -- Big bills left on the sidewalk: why some nations are rich, and others poor / Mancur Olson -- Institutions and economic performance: cross-country tests using alternative institutional measures / Stephen Knack and Philip Keefer -- Contract-intensive money: contract enforcement, property rights, and economic performance / Christopher Clague ... [et al.] -- Dictatorship, democracy, and development / Mancur Olson -- Property and contract rights in autocracies and democracies / Christopher Clague ... [et al.] -- Does inequality harm growth only in democracies? A replication and extension / Stephen Knack and Philip Keefer -- Gender and corruption / Anand Swamy ... [et al.] -- Rule obedience, organizational loyalty, and economic development / Christopher Clague -- Does social capital have an economic payoff? A cross-country investigation / Stephen Knack and Philip Keefer -- Is "wising up" enough? Special interests and institutional reform / Stephen Knack. |
Subject |
Economic development -- Political aspects.
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Economic development -- Political aspects. |
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Democracy.
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Democracy. |
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Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
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Political planning.
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Political planning. |
Added Author |
Knack, Stephen F.
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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector Center.
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ISBN |
0472068237 paperback alkaline paper |
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0472098233 alkaline paper |
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