Acknowledgements -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Primary institutions : property rights, legal systems, the state - theories and concepts -- Meso-institutions : varieties of capitalism and comparative corporate governance : theories and concepts -- How did Britain's "good"...

Economics tends to teach that developed countries have good institutions while developing countries do not, and that this is the factor that constrains the latter's growth. However, the picture is far messier than this explanation suggests.Building on the varieties of capitalism framework, this...