Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0226116344 ISBN 13 : 9780226116341

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2011

Synopsis

The conditions for sustainable growth and development are among the most debated topics in economics, and the consensus is that institutions matter greatly in explaining why some economies are more successful than others over time. Probing the long-term effects of early colonial differences on immigration policy, land distribution, and financial development in a variety of settings, Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth explores the relationship between economic conditions, growth, and inequality, with a focus on how the monopolization of resources by the political elite limits incentives for ordinary people to invest in human capital or technological discovery. Among the topics discussed are the development of credit markets in France, the evolution of transportation companies in the United Kingdom and the United States, and the organization of innovation in the United States.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dora L. Costa is professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles; associate director of the California Population Research Center; and a research associate and director of the Cohort Studies Working Group at the NBER.

Naomi R. Lamoreaux is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics and History at Yale University and a research associate of the NBER.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226116344
• ISBN 13: 9780226116341
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Éditeur: Costa Dora L., Lamoreaux Naomi R.
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