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, markets, and governance regimes; (c) the central role of institutions in explaining under-development, with implications for … think of development over the course of the past century, and how these have shaped the emergence and the construction of … institutions, and the dominant policy prescriptions that followed, the course will critically analyse the observed trajectories of …
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The growth surge produced by East Asian newly industrialised nations since 1970s has been a central theme of research and debate amongst many social scientists and policy makers. From an “institutionalist” perspective, the idea of “development state” was theorised to explain this “East...
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, the NIE expanded its focus to the role of institutions and norms on economic development as well as how economic forces … on complexity theory to further supplement the NIE and Cliometrics …
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The paper tries to improve our understanding on the role of institutions in development by critically examining the … current orthodox discourse on institutions and highlighting some of its key problems. After discussing some definitional …
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quality of institutions, while the relationship is also present in the reverse direction. In accordance with the … quality of social institutions. The construction and improvement of institutional solutions must be at the center of attention …
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Social considerations are imperative for the pursuit of sustainable development of an economy. Inclusive or equitable growth requires achieving both economic and social progress. Based on basic human needs approach, a Social Development Index (SDI) for 36 districts of Punjab has been designed to...
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In order to study post-conflict economic development and social change in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), it is necessary to control for variation in the effect of conflict on each local community. To do this, we first explore the variation in nature, severity, and incidence of conflict during the...
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The Protestant Reformation is a vivid example of how religious transformation could set in motion institutional changes, leading to profound consequences for economic and political development. Although economists and other social scientists agree that there is a strong relation between the...
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