Political Institutions and Financial Development Contributor(s): Haber, Stephen (Editor), North, Douglass C. (Editor), Weingast, Barry R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804756937 ISBN-13: 9780804756938 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $36.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Economists have long maintained that a well-developed and functioning financial system is a vital prerequisite to economic growth. Countries with robust banking sectors and securities markets--that is, countries in which credit cards, loans, mortgages, and the ability to issue stocks and bonds are available to a broad swath of consumers and businesses--are more prosperous than countries that restrict such access to a favored elite. What is less clear is why some countries develop better financial systems than others. The essays in this volume employ the insights and techniques of political science, economics, and history to provide a fresh answer to this question. While scholarly tradition points to the colonial origin of a country's legal system as the most important determinant of the health of its financial system, this volume points instead to a country's political institutions--its governmental structures and the rules of the political game--as the key. Specifically, the openness and competitiveness of a country's political system tends to reflect itself in the openness and competitiveness of its financial system. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Finance - General |
Dewey: 332 |
LCCN: 2007029138 |
Series: Social Science History |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.37" W x 8.95" (0.92 lbs) 320 pages |
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Publisher Description: Political Institutions and Financial Development demonstrates that political institutions are the primary drivers of a country's financial system and that getting politics right is essential to creating a healthy financial system and a vibrant economy. |