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Institutions and Development

Hardcover • 2008 • English

Institutions and Development

By Mary M. Shirley

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About the book

A landmark contribution to our understanding of economic development.This significant book argues that fundamental changes in deeply rooted institutions do not happen because of outsiders' money, advice, pressures, or even physical force; which explains why foreign aid has not, and can not, improve institutions. The impetus for changing institutions must come from within a society, and the author shows how groups of local scholars contribute to institutional change and development when the polit...Show more

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ISBN

9781845429683

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Institutions and Development

Format

Hardcover

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