This important book - written by leading economists and economic historians - analyses how institutions are shaped by economic forces, how institutions shape economic behaviour and how economics and politics interact in economic development. Part I deals with traditional economics and challenges received views of the efficiency of agriculture. Part II focuses on transitions to capitalism and recent theories of the origins of capitalist heirarchy at the firm level. The final part deals with the role of control, organizations and politics in capitalist development.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'This volume provides a much-needed introduction to the application in historical research of economic models and theories which take one beyond the limited applicability of neoclassical assumptions and analyses. . . . this remains a very useful account and an essential read for students of the methodology of economics and economic history.' -- Pat Hudson, Business History
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Maße
Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85278-397-6 (9781852783976)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Edited by the late Bo Gustafsson, formerly of The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Contents: Part I: Traditional Economies 1. Economic Power and Productive Efficiency in Traditional Agriculture (A. Bhaduri) 2. The Rise and Economic Behaviour of Medieval Craft Guilds (B. Gustafsson) 3. Transaction Costs, Whig History and the Common Fields (S. Fenoaltea) Part II: Transitions to Capitalism 4. On the Origins of Capitalist Hierarchy (M. Berg) 5. From Verlag to Factory: The Contest for Efficient Property Rights (L. Magnusson) Part III: Capitalism 6. Understanding Capitalism: Control versus Efficiency (S.A. Marglin) 7. Organizations and Markets in Capitalist Development (W. Lazonick) 8. Taylorism and the Rise of Organized Labour: United States and Sweden (A. Johansson)
