The Institutions of Economic Growth : : A Theory of Conflict Management in Developing Countries / / John P. Powelson.
Nations undergoing rapid economic growth require new institutions-both formal organizations and informal modes of interpersonal behavior. John Powelson develops a theory of institution-building to explain how nations choose such institutions, what kinds they prefer and why, and in what ways the inst...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1972 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (292 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- PART I. A Theory of Institutions
- 1. Introduction and Summary
- 2. Conflict
- 3. The Consensus Society: Definitions and Problems of Measurement
- 4. A Micro-Theory of Institution-Building
- 5. A Macro-Theory of Institution-Building
- PART II. Implications of the Theory
- Introduction
- 6. The Effectiveness of Economic Planning
- 7. Toward a Social-Science Model of Economic Growth
- 8. The Landing
- APPENDIX. A Postscript on United States Policy toward Latin America
- Index