Kaum eine wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Disziplin hat in den vergangenen Jahren das Denken in der Ökonomie so stark beeinflußt wie die moderne Institutionenökonomik. Dieses Buch beinhaltet gleichermaßen Theorie und Empirie der Institutionenökonomik: Auf das Herausarbeiten bestimmter...

Institutions are man-made entities and their workings, as well as the changes they may undergo, is fundamentally imbued in language and communication. In analysing the role of socio-cultural values, this book argues that communication and language is inseparable from both the economy and a...

This book, a third edition, has been significantly expanded and updated. It revisits the process of institutional change: its characteristics, determinants and implications for economic performance. New chapters address the significance of Post-Communist transition, the differences and...

This significantly expanded and updated edition revisits the process of institutional change: its characteristics, determinants and implications for economic performance. New chapters address the significance of Post-Communist transition; the differences and importance of initial conditions in...

Using a public choice perspective, this book explains the evolution and political and economic impact of recent changes to the Italian institutional framework. Because these changes are so numerous and broad, their implementation serves as a case study for other Western governments. Particular...

Mit Blick auf die zunehmende globale Dynamik der Märkte stellt sich die Frage, welche alternativen Ansätze in die Finanzwissenschaften einfließen können, um die finanziellen Anpassungsstrategien der Akteure weitergehend zu gestalten. Andrea Hanisch erarbeitet eine handlungsökonomische...

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...

1 Introduction -- 2 The development of the modern business corporation in 19th century India: Building the foundations for the emergence of TISCO in the 20th century -- 3 TISCO during the decade of the 1900s: The Formation period -- 4 Initial failure to produce competitive steel, capitalization...