We study economies where improving the quality of institutions - modeled as improving contract enforcement - requires …

growth). The deficiencies in the standing of theory will be reflected in weak institutions to handle the political processes … different variants of capitalism. - -Economic Growth, Institutions, Mergers and Acquisitions, the Resource Based View, Variants …

This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant ‘macro …

I show how abundant land and scarce labor shaped African institutions before colonial rule. I present a model in which … suitable for agriculture, and in which population density was greatest. Next, I use the model to explain institutions among the … Egba of southwestern Nigeria from 1830 to 1914. While many Egba institutions were typical of a land-abundant environment …