The political economy of nation building : the world's unfinished business
Mack Ott
| Year of publication: |
c2012
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| Authors: | Ott, Mack |
| Publisher: |
New Brunswick, NJ : Transaction Publishers |
| Subject: | Nation | Neue politische Ökonomie | Public choice | Wirtschaftsliberalismus | Economic liberalism | Institutionenökonomik | Institutional economics | Nationenbildung | Politische Ökonomie |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | xlv, 392 S. ill., graph. Darst. 24 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Preface -- Preface -- Prologue: origins of the liberal nation state -- The rule of law and the evolution of the common law -- The decline of feudalism and the rise of free labor, private property and the market -- Separation of faith and governance, the rise of literacy, and the emergence of society -- The autonomy of credit and finance -- The complex quest for growth -- Steps and missteps in liberal nations' development -- The rule of law and matters of good governance -- Privatization and the expansion of the middle class -- Nurturing civil society and tolerance -- Credit, money, and transactions: enabling financial development -- Economic growth and inequality -- Epilogue: nation building and national interest. |
| ISBN: | 1-4128-4742-7 ; 978-1-4128-4742-1 |
| Classification: | Nationalismus |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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