New Institutional Economics and Third World Development

<p>The new institutional economics is one of the the most important new bodies of theory to emerge in economics in recent years. The contributors to this volume address its significance for the developing world. The book is a major contribution to an area of debate still in its formative phase.<br> The book challenges the orthodoxies of development, especially concerning the role of markets. It includes articles from Robert Bates, John Toye and Nobel Laureate Douglass North.</p> List of illustrations, Notes on contributors, Preface and acknowledgements, 1 INTRODUCTION: DEVELOPMENT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF NIE, Part I NIE: history, politics and development, Part II NIE: theory and policy, Part III NIE: institutions and organisations, Part IV NIE: institutions, organisations and the state, Bibliography, Index