A not-so-dismal science : a broader view of economies and societies / edited by Mancur Olson, Satu Kähkönen.
| Other author | Olson, Mancur. |
| Other author | Kähkönen, Satu. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. |
| Description | x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : The broader view / Mancur Olson and Satu Kähkönen -- Big bills left on the sidewalk : why some nations are rich, and others poor / Mancur Olson -- Innovation and its enemies : the economic and political roots of technological inertia / Joel Mokyr -- Economic institutions and development : a view from the bottom / Oliver E. Williamson -- Dictatorship, democracy, and development / Mancur Olson -- Overstrong against thyself : war, the state, and growth in Europe on the eve of the Industrial Revolution / J. Bradford De Long -- The Swedish model : a comment on Mancur Olson's analysis / Erik Moberg -- Affirmative action and reservations in the American and Indian labor markets : are they really that bad? / Edward Montgomery -- Communities and development : autarkic social groups and the economy / Russell Hardin -- Law from order : economic development and the jurisprudence of social norms / Robert D. Cooter -- The nature of institutional impediments to economic development / Pranab Bardhan. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 98033705 |
| ISBN | 0198293690 |
| ISBN | 0198294905 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HB99.5 .N68 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |