How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In Lawlessness and Economics, Avinash Dixit examines the theory of private institutions that...

In Explaining Economic Growth David Lim presents a new analytical framework for explaining the different growth performances of developing countries. Drawing on the growth experience of the newly industrializing economies of East Asia, the author begins his analysis by identifying the sources of...

In dem vorliegenden Sammelband aus Anlaß des 65. Geburtstages von Prof. Dr. S. Ravasani werden Forschungsarbeiten vorgestellt, die insbesondere das Spektrum seines wissenschaftlichen und menschlichen Engagements reflektieren. Inhaltliche Schwerpunkte bilden koloniale Expansion, politischer...