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
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Political Consequences of the Middle East’s Islamic Economic Legacy Timur Kuran
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Separation of Powers and the Medieval Roots of Institutional D
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