| Communities and Markets in Economic Development Contributor(s): Aoki, Masahiko (Editor), Hayami, Yujiro (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199241015 ISBN-13: 9780199241019 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: This volume presents historical, contemporary, and theoretical perspectives on the role of local communities and social norms in the economic development process. Using historical evidence combined with recent developments in institutional economics involving game theory and contracts, it establishes that communities can enhance the development of a market economy under certain circumstances -- and sheds light on what those circumstances are. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 306.3 |
| LCCN: 00061120 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 6.5" W x 9.4" (1.7 lbs) 444 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume presents historical, contemporary, and theoretical perspectives on the role of local communities and social norms in the economic development process. Using historical evidence combined with recent developments in institutional economics involving game theory and contracts, it establishes that communities can enhance the development of a market economy under certain circumstances -- and sheds light on what those circumstances are. |