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Cover Law and Development
Law and Development
An Institutional Critique
Frank H. Stephen
This book draws on the analytical framework of New Institutional Economics (NIE) to critically examine the role which law and the legal system play in economic development. Analytical concepts from NIE are used to assess policies which have been supported by multilateral development organisations including securing private property rights, reform of the legal system and financial development. The importance of culture in shaping the legal environment, which in turn influences financial sector development, is also assessed using Oliver Williamson’s ‘levels of social analysis’ framework.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
26 Jan 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784718213
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Economics 2018
Cover The Evolution of Social Innovation
The Evolution of Social Innovation
Building Resilience Through Transitions
Editors: Frances Westley, Katherine McGowan, and Ola Tjörnbo
In a time where governments and civil society organizations are putting ever-greater stock in social innovation as a route to transformation, understanding what characterizes social innovation with transformative potential is important. Exciting and promising ideas seem to die out as often as they take flight, and market mechanisms, which go a long way towards contributing to successful technical innovations, play an insignificant role in social innovations. The cases in this book explore the evolution of successful social innovation through time, from the ideas which catalysed social and system entrepreneurs to create new processes, platforms, projects and programs to fundamental social shifts in culture, economics, laws and policies which occurred as a result. In doing so, the authors shed light on how to recognize transformative potential in the early stage innovations we see today.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
29 Dec 2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786431158
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Social and Political Science 2017
Cover A General Theory of Economic Development
A General Theory of Economic Development
Towards a Capitalist Manifesto
Sung-Hee Jwa
This book makes the bold attempt at proposing a new general theory of economic development. The main premise is that economic institutions and policies must embody ‘economic discrimination’ if there is to be any chance of real economic development. By economic discrimination, the author means ‘treating differences differently’ by selecting and supporting economic entities and behaviour that contribute positively to the economy. The book identifies markets, government and corporations as the ‘holy trinity of economic development’, that is, the three most important institutions that must work together via economic discrimination to steer the economy towards real transformative progress. The book also warns against the current trend of economic egalitarianism or ‘not treating differences differently’ because it destroys economic incentives and results in an array of economic problems including growth stagnation.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
30 Jun 2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785367991
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Economics 2017
Cover The Disintegration of Production
The Disintegration of Production
Firm Strategy and Industrial Development in China
Editor: Mariko Watanabe
In the past two decades, China has experienced rapid industrial and economic growth. This fascinating book explores the unique Chinese business strategy of vigorous market entry and low prices, which has been the key feature of this accelerated industrial growth.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
26 Dec 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783476428
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Economics 2014
Cover Property Rights, Land Values and Urban Development
Property Rights, Land Values and Urban Development
Betterment and Compensation in China
Li Tian
This book presents an analysis of betterment and compensation issues under the Land Use Rights (LURs) System in China since 1988. The topic originates from the observation of widening inequity and increasing uncertainty associated with the failure of government to adequately address betterment and compensation issues. An analytical framework of institutions and property rights is employed to examine socio-economic impacts under the LURs system, in particular, the role of the state is analyzed to explore the effects of government intervention in land markets.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
26 Dec 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783476404
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Economics 2014
Cover World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2014
World Statistics on Mining and Utilities 2014
UNIDO
World Statistics on Mining and Utilities provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility activities in the world economy. This extensive resource from UNIDO provides detailed time series data on the level, structure and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector. Country level data is clearly presented on the number of establishments, employment and output of activities such as: coal, iron ore and crude petroleum mining as well as production and supply of electricity, natural gas and water.
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Reference & Dictionaries
Publication Date:
27 Jun 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783477968
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Economics 2014
Cover Institutions and Governance in Developing Countries
Institutions and Governance in Developing Countries
Kunal Sen

This comprehensive research review brings together seminal contributions by leading scholars on institutions and governance in developing countries.
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Research Reviews
Publication Date:
31 Oct 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784710415
Cover Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Financial Development
Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Financial Development
The Chinese Experience
Ding Chen
This important new book attempts to establish a fresh conceptual framework for the study of corporate governance by employing the new institutional economics of contract enforcement. This framework helps to clarify two critical issues including the role of law in financial development and whether there is an optimal corporate governance model that should be followed by countries attempting to develop their own stock markets.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
30 Apr 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781004814
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Law 2013
Cover World Statistics on Mining and Utilities
World Statistics on Mining and Utilities
UNIDO
World Statistics on Mining and Utilities provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility activities in the world economy. This extensive resource from UNIDO provides detailed time series data on the level, structure and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector.
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Reference & Dictionaries
Publication Date:
31 Aug 2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782540458
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Economics 2012
Cover Institutions, Economic Performance and the Visible Hand
Institutions, Economic Performance and the Visible Hand
Theory and Evidence
Ashok Chakravarti
The book challenges the conventional wisdom on the determinants of economic performance and provides an alternative vision of the functioning of an economic system. The author provides a structured survey which critically evaluates the theory and evidence of neoclassical approaches to growth and development. He then skillfully integrates insights from the old and new institutional economics into an original and comprehensive vision of the relationship between institutions, growth and economic development.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
29 Jun 2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781001417
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Economics 2012