Institutional Change and Economic Behaviour
Published on 1. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXI, 223 pages
978-1-349-36127-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores institutional change and economic behaviour by examining the transition process in the former socialist countries that joined the EU in 2004, looking at the growth occurring in China, offering a historical perspective on economic underdevelopment in the Middle East, and discussing the neo-classical paradigm.
More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XXI, 223 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
317 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-36127-4 (9781349361274)
DOI
10.1057/9780230583429
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
J. Kornai | L. Mátyás | G. Roland
Institutional Change and Economic Behaviour
E-Book
02/2008
1st Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€96.29
Available for download
J. Kornai | L. Mátyás | G. Roland
Institutional Change and Economic Behaviour
Book
02/2008
Palgrave Macmillan
€106.99
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
PHILIPPE AGHION Harvard University, USA
MASAHIKO AOKI Stanford University, USA
KEN BINMORE University College London, UK
HERBERT GINTIS University of Massachusetts, USA; Sante Fe Institute, USA
GEOFFREY M. HODGSON University of Hertfordshire Business School, UK
THORBJØRN KNUDSEN University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
TIMUR KURAN University of Tokyo, Japan
EDMUND S. PHELPS Cornell University, USA
YINGYI QIAN University of California, Berkeley, USA
JOE SWIERZBINSKI University of Aberdeen Business School, UK
JINGLIAN WU Development Research Center, Beijing, China; China-Europe International Business School, Shanghai, China
Content
Introduction; J.Kornai, L.Mátyás & G.Roland The Great Transformation of Central-Eastern Europe: Success and Disappointment; J.Kornai Transformation in China; Y.Qian & J.Wu Institutional Causes of Economic Underdevelopment in the Middle East: An Historical Perspective; T.Kuran Understanding the Great Changes in the World: Gaining Ground and Losing Ground since World War II; E.S.Phelps The Schumpeterian Approach to Education and Growth; P.Aghion Analyzing Institutional Change; M .Aoki Fast-Moving and Slow-Moving Institutions; G.Roland The Endowment Effect and the Origin of Private Property; H.Gintis The Complex Evolution of a Simple Traffic Convention: The Functions and Implications of Habit; G.M.Hodgson & T.Knudsen Implications of Behavioural Game Theory for Neoclassical Economic Theory; H.Gintis A Little Behavioralism Can Go a Long Way; K.Binmore & J.Swierzbinski