Institutions and DevelopmentEdward Elgar Publishing, 2010 M01 1 - 240 páginas Both economic research and the history of foreign aid suggest that the largest barriers to development arise from a society's institutions - its norms and rules. This book explains how institutions drive economic development. It provides numerous exam |
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2 Why are poor countries poor? | 8 |
3 Marketsupportive institutions | 24 |
4 Can foreign aid promote development? | 47 |
5 Can we measure institutions and institutional change? | 79 |
6 Institutions and the reform of urban water systems | 100 |
7 The role of scholars and scholarship in economic development | 139 |
8 Where do we go from here? | 185 |
References | 189 |
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