Social science knowledge and economic development :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
an institutional design perspective /
First Statement of Responsibility
Vernon W. Ruttan.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Ann Arbor :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Michigan Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 341 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Economics, cognition, and society
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-326) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Induced institutional innovation -- Cultural endowments and economic development -- The sociology of development and underdevelopment -- What happened to political development? -- Growth economics and development economics -- Technology adoption, diffusion, and transfer -- Social capital and institutional renovation -- Religion, culture, and nation -- Why foreign economic assistance?