Institutions and the path to the modern economy : lessons from medieval trade /

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Author / Creator:Greif, Avner, 1955-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Description:1 online resource (xix, 503 pages)
Language:English
Series:Political economy of institutions and decisions
Political economy of institutions and decisions.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11826212
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ISBN:9780511345401
0511345402
9780511791307
0511791305
9780521480444
0521480442
9780521671347
0521671345
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-488) and index.
Summary:It is widely believed that current disparities in economic, political and social outcomes reflect distinct institutions. Avner Greif presents a multi-disciplinary perspective to study endogenous institutions and their dynamics and to understand why they are influenced by the past.
Other form:Print version: Greif, Avner, 1955- Institutions and the path to the modern economy. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 9780521480444