Institutions and Comparative Economic Development

This collection of essays from eminent scholars discusses different phases and measures of economic development, evaluating the success of national economic transitions and providing valuable policy lessons for developing economies.

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Institutions and Comparative Economic Development Edited by

Masahiko Aoki Stanford University, USA

Timur Kuran Duke University, USA

Gérard Roland University of California, Berkeley, USA

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Contents List of Tables

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List of Figures

viii

Notes on Contributors

x

Foreword

xiii

Introduction Masahiko Aoki, Timur Kuran and Gérard Roland

Part I 1

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Historical and Comparative Institutional Analysis of Development

The Five Phases of Economic Development and Institutional Evolution in China, Japan, and Korea Masahiko Aoki

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Social Organizations, Risk-sharing Institutions, and Economic Development Avner Greif, Murat Iyugun and Diego Sasson

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Before and Beyond Divergence: A New Look at the Economic History of China and Europe Jean-Laurent Rosenthal and R. Bin Wong

64

Political Institutions and Long-run Economic Trajectory: Some Lessons from Two Millennia of Chinese Civilization Debin Ma

78

Political Consequences of the Middle East’s Islamic Economic Legacy Timur Kuran

99

Separation of Powers and the Medieval Roots of Institutional D