How Institutions Evolve

Author : Kathleen Thelen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521546745

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How Institutions Evolve by Kathleen Thelen Pdf

The institutional arrangements governing skill formation are widely seen as a key element in the institutional constellations defining 'varieties of capitalism' across the developed democracies. This book explores the origins and evolution of such institutions in four countries - Germany, Britain, the United States and Japan. It traces cross-national differences in contemporary training regimes back to the nineteenth century, and specifically to the character of the political settlement achieved among employers in skill-intensive industries, artisans, and early trade unions. The book also tracks evolution and change in training institutions over a century of development, uncovering important continuities through putative 'break points' in history. Crucially, it also provides insights into modes of institutional change that are incremental but cumulatively transformative. The study underscores the limits of the most prominent approaches to institutional change, and identifies the political processes through which the form and functions of institutions can be radically reconfigured over time.

Author : Kathleen Ann Thelen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Employees
ISBN : 0511302894

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How Institutions Evolve by Kathleen Ann Thelen Pdf

Author : James Mahoney,Kathleen Thelen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521118835

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Explaining Institutional Change by James Mahoney,Kathleen Thelen Pdf

The essays in this book contribute to emerging debates in political science and sociology on institutional change, providing a theoretical framework and empirical applications.

Author : Geoffrey M. Hodgson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226419695

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Conceptualizing Capitalism by Geoffrey M. Hodgson Pdf

Capitalism is the dominant economic framework in modern history, but it s unclear how it really works. Relying on the free movement and spontaneous coordination of seemingly infinitesimal market forces, its very essence is remarkably complex. Geoffrey M. Hodgson offers a more precise conceptual framework, defines the concepts involved, and illustrates that what is most important, and what has been most often overlooked, are institutions and contractsthe law. Chapter by chapter, Hodgson focuses in on how capitalism works at its very core to develop his own definitive theory of capitalism. By employing economic history and comparative analysis toward explanatory and analytical ends, Hodgson shows how capitalism is not an eternal or natural order, but indeed a relatively recent institution. If anyone were qualified to venture such a comprehensive and definitive analysis of such an important economic, legal, and social phenomenon, it is Geoffrey Hodgson. "Conceptualizing Capitalism" will significantly alter and carry forward our understanding of markets and how they work."

Author : Samuel Bowles
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400829316

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Microeconomics by Samuel Bowles Pdf

In this novel introduction to modern microeconomic theory, Samuel Bowles returns to the classical economists' interest in the wealth and poverty of nations and people, the workings of the institutions of capitalist economies, and the coevolution of individual preferences and the structures of markets, firms, and other institutions. Using recent advances in evolutionary game theory, contract theory, behavioral experiments, and the modeling of dynamic processes, he develops a theory of how economic institutions shape individual behavior, and how institutions evolve due to individual actions, technological change, and chance events. Topics addressed include institutional innovation, social preferences, nonmarket social interactions, social capital, equilibrium unemployment, credit constraints, economic power, generalized increasing returns, disequilibrium outcomes, and path dependency. Each chapter is introduced by empirical puzzles or historical episodes illuminated by the modeling that follows, and the book closes with sets of problems to be solved by readers seeking to improve their mathematical modeling skills. Complementing standard mathematical analysis are agent-based computer simulations of complex evolving systems that are available online so that readers can experiment with the models. Bowles concludes with the time-honored challenge of "getting the rules right," providing an evaluation of markets, states, and communities as contrasting and yet sometimes synergistic structures of governance. Must reading for students and scholars not only in economics but across the behavioral sciences, this engagingly written and compelling exposition of the new microeconomics moves the field beyond the conventional models of prices and markets toward a more accurate and policy-relevant portrayal of human social behavior.

Author : Dmitri M. Bondarenko,Stephen A. Kowalewski,David B. Small
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030514372

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The Evolution of Social Institutions by Dmitri M. Bondarenko,Stephen A. Kowalewski,David B. Small Pdf

This book presents a novel and innovative approach to the study of social evolution using case studies from the Old and the New World, from prehistory to the present. This approach is based on examining social evolution through the evolution of social institutions. Evolution is defined as the process of structural change. Within this framework the society, or culture, is seen as a system composed of a vast number of social institutions that are constantly interacting and changing. As a result, the structure of society as a whole is also evolving and changing. The authors posit that the combination of evolving social institutions explains the non-linear character of social evolution and that every society develops along its own pathway and pace. Within this framework, society should be seen as the result of the compound effect of the interactions of social institutions specific to it. Further, the transformation of social institutions and relations between them is taking place not only within individual societies but also globally, as institutions may be trans-societal, and even institutions that operate in one society can arise as a reaction to trans-societal trends and demands. The book argues that it may be more productive to look at institutions even within a given society as being parts of trans-societal systems of institutions since, despite their interconnectedness, societies still have boundaries, which their members usually know and respect. Accordingly, the book is a must-read for researchers and scholars in various disciplines who are interested in a better understanding of the origins, history, successes and failures of social institutions.

Author : Douglass C. North
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1990-10-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521397340

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Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance by Douglass C. North Pdf

An analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions and institutional change affect the performance of economies is developed in this analysis of economic structures.

Author : Masahiko Aoki
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262550833

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Toward a Comparative Institutional Analysis by Masahiko Aoki Pdf

A conceptual and analytical framework for understanding economic institutions and institutional change. Markets are one of the most salient institutions produced by humans, and economists have traditionally analyzed the workings of the market mechanism. Recently, however, economists and others have begun to appreciate the many institution-related events and phenomena that have a significant impact on economic performance. Examples include the demise of the communist states, the emergence of Silicon Valley and e-commerce, the European currency unification, and the East Asian financial crises. In this book Masahiko Aoki uses modern game theory to develop a conceptual and analytical framework for understanding issues related to economic institutions. The wide-ranging discussion considers how institutions evolve, why their overall arrangements are robust and diverse across economies, and why they do or do not change in response to environmental factors such as technological progress, global market integration, and demographic change.

Author : Robert Axelrod
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780786734887

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The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod Pdf

A famed political scientist's classic argument for a more cooperative world We assume that, in a world ruled by natural selection, selfishness pays. So why cooperate? In The Evolution of Cooperation, political scientist Robert Axelrod seeks to answer this question. In 1980, he organized the famed Computer Prisoners Dilemma Tournament, which sought to find the optimal strategy for survival in a particular game. Over and over, the simplest strategy, a cooperative program called Tit for Tat, shut out the competition. In other words, cooperation, not unfettered competition, turns out to be our best chance for survival. A vital book for leaders and decision makers, The Evolution of Cooperation reveals how cooperative principles help us think better about everything from military strategy, to political elections, to family dynamics.

Author : David Bilchitz
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781785369773

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The Evolution of the Separation of Powers by David Bilchitz Pdf

To what extent should the doctrine of the separation of powers evolve in light of recent shifts in constitutional design and practice? Constitutions now often include newer forms of rights – such as socioeconomic and environmental rights – and are written with an explicitly transformative purpose. They also often reflect include new independent bodies such as human rights commissions and electoral tribunals whose position and function within the traditional structure is novel. The practice of the separation of powers has also changed, as the executive has tended to gain power and deliberative bodies like legislatures have often been thrown into a state of crisis. The chapters in this edited volume grapple with these shifts and the ways in which the doctrine of the separation of powers might respond to them. It also asks whether the shifts that are taking place are mostly a product of the constitutional systems of the global south, or instead reflect changes that run across most liberal democratic constitutional systems around the world.

Author : James Mahoney,Dietrich Rueschemeyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521016452

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Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences by James Mahoney,Dietrich Rueschemeyer Pdf

This book systematically investigates the past accomplishments and future agendas of contemporary comparative-historical analysis. Its core essays explore three major issues: the accumulation of knowledge in the field over the past three decades, the analytic tools used to study temporal process and historical patterns, and the methodologies available for making inferences and for building theories. The introductory and concluding essays situate the field as a whole by comparing it to alternative approaches within the social sciences. Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences will serve as an invaluable resource for scholars in the field, and it will represent a challenge to many other social scientists - especially those who have raised skeptical concerns about comparative-historical analysis in the past.

Author : Daniel Berkowitz,Karen B. Clay
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691136042

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The Evolution of a Nation by Daniel Berkowitz,Karen B. Clay Pdf

The book also examines the effects of early legal systems.

Author : Avner Greif
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521480442

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Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy by Avner Greif Pdf

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Author : Anne Meng
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108834896

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Constraining Dictatorship by Anne Meng Pdf

Examining constitutional rules and power-sharing in Africa reveals how some dictatorships become institutionalized, rule-based systems.

Author : Hans-wolfgang Platzer,Berndt Keller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351774390

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Industrial Relations and European Integration by Hans-wolfgang Platzer,Berndt Keller Pdf

This title was first published in 2003.The completion of the Single Market and the launching of the European Monetary Union during the 1990s have been accompanied by processes of socio-economic restructuring and major changes in the structure and forms of governance within the dynamic multi-level EU system. The patterns of reaction and adaptation of national industrial relations systems to these EU - developments are discussed under the heading of "Europeanisation" of national IR-systems. The Maastricht and Amsterdam Treaties have extended - to a certain degree - the scope for legislative and coordinated activities by the EU in the fields of social, labour - market and employment policies. These basic legal and political decisions have created new avenues for the development of transnational industrial relations and the establishment of new arenas for EU - level interaction, including social dialogues between the social partners. .