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Culture, Growth and Economic Policy
Petrakis, Panagiotis E. - 2014
Costs and Economic Institutions -- The Effects of Culture, Transactions and Institutions on Opportunity Entrepreneurship … analysis of the development of cultural background itself. Cultural background is embodied in political institutions, in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017590
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Institutional Change and Economic Behaviour
Kornai, János (ed.); Mátyás, László (ed.);  … - 2008
This book explores institutional change and economic behaviour by examining the transition process in the former socialist countries that joined the EU in 2004, looking at the growth occurring in China, offering a historical perspective on economic underdevelopment in the Middle East, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054170
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Institutions, Human Development and Economic Growth in Transition Economies
Tridico, Pasquale - 2011
This book analyses the development path of transition economies in European Countries and former Soviet Republics that have experienced the transformation from planned economies to market economies since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It examines economic growth, institutional change and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053946
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Mineral Rents and the Financing of Social Policy : Opportunities and Challenges
Hujo, Katja (ed.) - 2012
An exploration of the implications of mineral-led wealth and the opportunities that this creates for economic and social development. The book includes theoretical and policy analyses as well as micro level country case studies, including Norway, Chile, Indonesia, Nigeria and Botswana.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106250
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Country-Specific Effects of Reputation : A Cross-Country Comparison of Online Auction Markets
Schlägel, Christopher - 2011
Electronic markets have grown rapidly in recent years. One of the largest markets on the Internet is the online auction platform eBay that is active in more than 40 countries and has more than 80 million active users. In order to reduce the problems caused by information asymmetries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014015276
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Product Characteristics in International Economics : Role and Impact on Economic Development
Huber, Stephan - 2018
National economies are linked through flows of capital and goods. This book addresses those linkages, analyzes their benefits for economic development, and evaluates a country’s opportunities to reap the best possible rewards by influencing the linkages. The book focuses on the role of product...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013256177
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Economic Wealth Creation and the Social Division of Labour : Volume I: Institutions and Trust
Gilles, Robert P. - 2018
organisations, with a focus on the role of trust. Gilles also looks at the theory of growth and development, using real world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396822
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The Geography of Underdevelopment : Institutions and the Impact of Culture
Khawar, Mariam - 2017
This book examines why the differences in comparative economic development across the world have a geographical pattern …. It argues that there is a missing component in the geography versus institutions debate, namely the role of culture and … its impact either directly on development or indirectly through the establishment of institutions. The impact of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398281
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The Economic Impact of International Monetary Fund Programmes : Institutional Quality, Macroeconomic Stabilization and Economic Growth
Javed, Omer - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
Introduction -- Determinants of Institutional Quality: a Case Study of IMF Programme Countries -- Institutional Quality, Macroeconomic Stabilization and Economic Growth: a Case Study of IMF Programme Countries -- IMF Programmes and Institutional Quality Determinants: Economic Scenarios in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019414
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Stories of Progressive Institutional Change : Challenges to the Neoliberal Economy
Figart, Deborah M. - 2017
history of a progressive change with a discussion of the role of institutions to effect change. These stories highlight …1. Introduction to Institutions, Institutional Change, and the Stories -- 2. Accounting for Household Production …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398363