In jüngster Zeit wird in den Wirtschafts- und Politikwissenschaften wieder vermehrt auf die Bedeutung der Qualität politischer und ökonomischer Institutionen für die Prosperität von Volkswirtschaften hingewiesen. Dabei erscheint es reizvoll, als bewährt erscheinende Institutionen auf...

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...

In this landmark work, a Nobel Prize-winning economist develops a new way of understanding the process by which economies change. Douglass North inspired a revolution in economic history a generation ago by demonstrating that economic performance is determined largely by the kind and quality of...

This is a new analysis of recent changes in important Japanese institutions. It addresses the origin, development, and recent adaptation of core institutions, including financial institutions, corporate governance, lifetime employment, and the amakudari system. After four decades of rapid...