In the known history of mankind households dominated the economy. Both food production and industrial activities were carried out mainly in households, first of all by female work. In the early industrial development industrial activities and services have been separated from households in the...

In the known history of mankind households dominated the economy. Both food production and industrial activities were carried out mainly in households, first of all by female work. In the early industrial development industrial activities and services have been separated from households in the...

This article considers the relationship between centralised, exogenous institutions and the embedded, endogenous institutions of rural governance in Europe through an examination of the evaluation procedures of the European LEADER programme. LEADER is presented in the literature as progressive...

This article considers the relationship between centralised, exogenous institutions and the embedded, endogenous institutions of rural governance in Europe through an examination of the evaluation procedures of the European LEADER programme. LEADER is presented in the literature as progressive...

We analyze the incentives for cooperation of three players differing in their efficiency of effort in a contest game. We concentrate on the non-cooperative bargaining foundation of coalition formation, and therefore, we adopt a two-stage model. In the first stage, individuals form coalitions...