ABSTRACT

The new institutional economics is one of the the most important new bodies of theory to emerge in economics in recent years. The contributors to this volume address its significance for the developing world. The book is a major contribution to an area of debate still in its formative phase. The book challenges the orthodoxies of development, espec

chapter 1|14 pages

INTRODUCTION

Development and significance of NIE

part |2 pages

Part I NIE: HISTORY, POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT

part |2 pages

Part II NIE: THEORY AND POLICY

chapter 5|16 pages

STATE FAILURE IN WEAK STATES

A critique of new institutionalist explanations

chapter 8|22 pages

THE ROLE OF THE STATE: THE CASE OF

The case of Egypt

part |2 pages

Part III NIE: INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS

chapter 9|15 pages

COCOA PLANTATIONS IN THE THIRD WORLD, 1870s–1914

The political economy of inefficiency

chapter 10|12 pages

PRODUCTIVITY AND POWER

Institutional structures and agricultural performance in India and China, 1900–50

chapter 11|16 pages

STATE INTERVENTION IN THE BRAZILIAN COFFEE TRADE DURING THE 1920s

A case study for New Institutional Economics?

part |2 pages

Part IV NIE: INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS AND THE STATE

chapter 15|15 pages

POLITICAL FACTORS SHAPING THE ROLE OF FOREIGN FINANCE

The case of Greece, 1832–1932

chapter 16|18 pages

REGULATORY REGIMES, CAPITAL MARKETS AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

A comparative study of Brazil, Mexico and the United States, 1840–1930

chapter 18|17 pages

EXPLAINING THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SUCCESSES OF RAWLINGS

The strengths and limitations of public choice theories