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Anthropology and institutional economics / edited by James M. Acheson.
| Other author | Acheson, James M. |
| Other author | Society for Economic Anthropology (U.S.). Meeting 1992 : University of California, Irvine) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©1994. |
| Description | v, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Monographs in economic anthropology ; no. 12 Monographs in economic anthropology ; no. 12. ^A385988 |
| Contents | Overview. Welcome to Nobel country : a review of institutional economics / James M. Acheson -- Social dilemmas and rational individuals : an essay on the new institutionalism / Robert H. Bates -- Case studies : transaction costs, individual decisions and economic performance. Transaction costs through time : the case of the Orma pastoralists in east Africa / Jean Ensminger -- Institutionalizing opportunism : cheating on baby purse seiners in Batangas Bay, Philippines / Susan Russell -- Individual choice and institutional constraints : the new organization of health care in the USA / Melissa Rehfus and Christina Gladwin -- Transaction costs and business strategies in a Mexican Indian pueblo / James Acheson -- The household economy in rural China : is the involution over? / Laurel Bossen -- Case studies : institutions and the state. Vendors and the government : a case study in institutional economics / Judith E. Marti -- An agency model of the state : contributions and limitations of institutional economics / Mark Moberg. |
| Contents | The commercialization of the Guatemalan economy, 1871-1944 : political and military dimensions / Paul V. McDowell -- Case studies : institutions and credit. Village credit and the reproduction of proverty [sic] in contemporary rural Bangladesh / J. Allister McGregor -- Time and money in the western Sahel : a clash of cultures in Gambian rural finance / Parker Shipton -- Theoretical issues concerning institutional economics. "But where on earth has Mamadou hidden his production function?" French Africanist rural economics and institutionalism / Jean-Philippe Colin & Bruno Losch -- Inside the economic institution : modelling household budget structures / Richard Wilk -- Reevaluating economic rationality : individuals, information and institutions / Barry H. Michie. |
| General note | "Co-published by arrangement with the Society for Economic Anthropology." |
| General note | "The papers in this volume were first presented at the eleventh annual meeting of the Society for Economic Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine, March 27-29, 1992"--Acknowledgements. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 94021983 |
| ISBN | 0819195952 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0819195960 (paper : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HB99.5 .A58 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |