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Understanding the Process of Economic Change

By: Douglass Cecil North

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Understanding the Process of Economic Change

By: Douglass Cecil North

In this landmark work, a Nobel Prize-winning economist develops a new way of understanding the process by which economies change. Douglass North inspired a revolution in economic history a generation ago by demonstrating that economic performance is determined largely by the kind and quality of institutions that support markets. As he showed in two now classic books that inspired the New Institutional Economics (today a subfield of economics), property rights and transaction costs are fundamental determinants. Here, North explains how different societies arrive at the institutional infrastructure that greatly determines their economic trajectories. North argues that economic change depends largely on "adaptive efficiency," a society's effectiveness in creating institutions that are productive, stable, fair, and broadly accepted--and, importantly, flexible enough to be changed or replaced in response to political and economic feedback. While adhering to his earlier definition of institutions as the formal and informal rules that constrain human economic behavior, he extends his analysis to explore the deeper determinants of how these rules evolve and how economies change. Drawing on recent work by psychologists, he identifies intentionality as the crucial variable and proceeds to demonstrate how intentionality emerges as the product of social learning and how it then shapes the economy's institutional foundations and thus its capacity to adapt to changing circumstances. Understanding the Process of Economic Change accounts not only for past institutional change but also for the diverse performance of present-day economies. This major work is therefore also an essential guide to improving the performance of developing countries.

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0691118051

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Structure and Change in Economic History

By: Douglass Cecil North

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Structure and Change in Economic History

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In this bold, sweeping study of the development of Western economies, Douglass C. North sets forth a new view of societal change.

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W. W. Norton

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039395241X

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9780393952414

The Rise of the Western World

A New Economic History

By: Douglass Cecil North,Robert Paul Thomas

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The Rise of the Western World

A New Economic History

By: Douglass Cecil North,Robert Paul Thomas

In some respects this is intended to be a revolutionary book, but in other respects it is very traditional indeed. It is revolutionary in that we have developed a comprehensive analytical framework to examine and explain the rise of the Western world; a framework consistent with and complementary to standard neo-classical economic theory. Since the book is written to be understandable (and hopefully interesting) for those without prior economic training, we have avoided the jargon of the profession and attempted to be as clear and as straightforward as possible.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521290996

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9780521290999

Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance

By: Douglass Cecil North

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Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance

By: Douglass Cecil North

Continuing his groundbreaking analysis of economic structures, Douglass North develops an analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions and institutional change affect the performance of economies, both at a given time and over time. Institutions exist, he argues, due to the uncertainties involved in human interaction; they are the constraints devised to structure that interaction. Yet, institutions vary widely in their consequences for economic performance; some economies develop institutions that produce growth and development, while others develop institutions that produce stagnation. North first explores the nature of institutions and explains the role of transaction and production costs in their development. The second part of the book deals with institutional change. Institutions create the incentive structure in an economy, and organisations will be created to take advantage of the opportunities provided within a given institutional framework. North argues that the kinds of skills and knowledge fostered by the structure of an economy will shape the direction of change and gradually alter the institutional framework. He then explains how institutional development may lead to a path-dependent pattern of development. In the final part of the book, North explains the implications of this analysis for economic theory and economic history. He indicates how institutional analysis must be incorporated into neo-classical theory and explores the potential for the construction of a dynamic theory of long-term economic change"--Provided by publisher.

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1316084671

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9781316084670

Violence and Social Orders

A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History

By: Douglass Cecil North,John Joseph Wallis,Barry R. Weingast

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Violence and Social Orders

A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History

By: Douglass Cecil North,John Joseph Wallis,Barry R. Weingast

This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked.

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0521761735

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The Rise of the Western World

A New Economic History

By: Douglass Cecil North,Robert Paul Thomas

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A New Economic History

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Political Institutions and Financial Development

By: Stephen H. Haber,Douglass Cecil North,Barry R. Weingast

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Political Institutions and Financial Development

By: Stephen H. Haber,Douglass Cecil North,Barry R. Weingast

The essays in this volume employ the insights and techniques of political science, economics and history to provide a fresh answer to this question.

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Stanford University Press

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0804756929

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Great Britain and the American Civil War (Civil War Classics)

By: Ephraim Douglass Adams,Civil War Classics

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Great Britain and the American Civil War (Civil War Classics)

By: Ephraim Douglass Adams,Civil War Classics

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing pivotal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams. Readers of Amanda Forman’s seminal work, A World on Fire will become enthralled reading the British take on a war they did not start, but set in motion centuries before in colonizing the New World. This not-often-read take on the war offers new insights and remains a must-have for the Civil War completist.

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Diversion Books

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1626813167

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9781626813168

The Economic Growth of the United States, 1790-1860

By: Douglass Cecil North

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The Economic Growth of the United States, 1790-1860

By: Douglass Cecil North

Numerous charts and tables substantiate the author's analysis of the origins and manifestations of economic development of America before the Civil War

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New York : Norton

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0393003469

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Frederick Douglass

Selected Speeches and Writings

By: Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass

Selected Speeches and Writings

By: Frederick Douglass

Between 1950 and 1975, Philip S. Foner collected the most important of Douglass's hundreds of speeches, letters, articles, and editorials into an impressive five-volume set, now long out of print. Abridged, adapted, and supplemented with several important texts that Foner did not include, Frederick Douglass: Selected Speeches and Writings presents the most significant, insightful, and elegant short works of Douglass's massive oeuvre."--BOOK JACKET.

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Chicago Review Press

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1556523521

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Violence and Social Orders

A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History

By: Douglass Cecil North,John Joseph Wallis,Barry R. Weingast

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A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History

By: Douglass Cecil North,John Joseph Wallis,Barry R. Weingast

This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked.

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Understanding the Process of Economic Change

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Structure and Change in Economic History

Structure and Change in Economic History

The Rise of the Western World

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Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance

Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance

Violence and Social Orders

Violence and Social Orders

The Rise of the Western World

The Rise of the Western World

Political Institutions and Financial Development

Political Institutions and Financial Development

Great Britain and the American Civil War (Civil War Classics)

Great Britain and the American Civil War (Civil War Classics)

The Economic Growth of the United States, 1790-1860

The Economic Growth of the United States, 1790-1860

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Violence and Social Orders

Violence and Social Orders

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