Institutions Transition Economies And Economic Development

Author : Tim Yeager
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429968310

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Institutions, Transition Economies, And Economic Development by Tim Yeager Pdf

Why are some nations wealthy while others are desperately poor? Despite the rapid advancement of technology and the free flow of information provided by computers, many poor nations are falling further behind the wealthy nations of the world. Why is it that these poorer nations cannot catch up? Until recently, economic theory provided limited help in answering these questions. But the New Institutional Economics, a rapidly growing body of economic theory, may provide the answers. Timothy Yeager's Institutions, Transition Economies, and Economic Development clearly explains the New Institutional Economics, and applies its tenets to the transition economies of Poland and Russia. Readers will gain a perspective on transition and developing economies that has never been explored before in a single book.

Author : Timothy J. Yeager
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0813335736

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Institutions, Transition Economies, and Economic Development by Timothy J. Yeager Pdf

Why are some nations wealthy while others are desperately poor? Despite the rapid advancement of technology and the free flow of information provided by computers, many poor nations are falling further behind the wealthy nations of the world. Why is it that these poorer nations cannot catch up? Until recently, economic theory provided limited help in answering these questions. But the New Institutional Economics, a rapidly growing body of economic theory, may provide the answers. Timothy Yeager’s Institutions, Transition Economies, and Economic Development clearly explains the New Institutional Economics, and applies its tenets to the transition economies of Poland and Russia. Readers will gain a perspective on transition and developing economies that has never been explored before in a single book.

Author : Thorsten Beck,Luc Laeven
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Institution Building and Growth in Transition Economies by Thorsten Beck,Luc Laeven Pdf

Abstract: "Drawing on the recent literature on economic institutions and the origins of economic development, the authors offer a political economy explanation of why institution building has varied so much across transition economies. They identify dependence on natural resources and the historical experience of these countries during socialism as major determinants of institution building during transition by influencing the political structure and process during the initial years. Their empirical analysis shows that countries that are more reliant on natural resources and spent a longer time under socialist governments are more likely to see former communists remain in power and to start the transition process with less open political systems, with negative repercussions for the development of market-compatible institutions. Using natural resource reliance and the years under socialism to extract the exogenous component of institution building, the authors also show the importance of institutions in explaining the variation in economic development and growth across transition economies during the first decade of transition."--World Bank web site.

Author : Nauro F. Campos,Jan Fidrmuc
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1402075502

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Political Economy of Transition and Development by Nauro F. Campos,Jan Fidrmuc Pdf

Political Economy of Transition and Development collects the proceedings of an international conference that brought the leading thinkers in this field to the Center for European Integration Studies of the University of Bonn in May, 2002. The contributions analyze the various interactions between institutions, policy choices, economic developments, and political outcomes in transition and developing countries. The first five chapters give a relatively broad assessment of the various reform paths and outcomes in the transition and developing countries. The remaining eight chapters proceed to analyze important aspects of transition such as voting behavior, political-regime choice, corruption, social capital, growth and inequality, and EU enlargement. The resulting volume thus combines a bird's eye perspective with a relatively narrow focus on selected key issues pertaining to the ongoing transition process in Central and Eastern Europe.

Author : Thorsten Beck,Luc Laeven
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:931674844

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Institution Building and Growth in Transition Economies by Thorsten Beck,Luc Laeven Pdf

Drawing on the recent literature on economic institutions and the origins of economic development, the authors offer a political economy explanation of why institution building has varied so much across transition economies. They identify dependence on natural resources and the historical experience of these countries during socialism as major determinants of institution building during transition by influencing the political structure and process during the initial years. Their empirical analysis shows that countries that are more reliant on natural resources and spent a longer time under socialist governments are more likely to see former communists remain in power and to start the transition process with less open political systems, with negative repercussions for the development of market-compatible institutions. Using natural resource reliance and the years under socialism to extract the exogenous component of institution building, the authors also show the importance of institutions in explaining the variation in economic development and growth across transition economies during the first decade of transition.

Author : Joachim Ahrens
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781959927

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Governance and Economic Development by Joachim Ahrens Pdf

'. . . this volume is an excellent resource for those interested in the analysis of institutions' design and economic development. . .' - Oscar Alfranca, Progress in Development Studies The main theme of this study is the political economy of policy reform in less developed countries and post-socialist countries. Given the complexity of economic development and transition, Joachim Ahrens views failures in policy reform, poor public sector management, rent-seeking, corruption, and over-centralization as systematic, though not exclusive, instances of institutional failure.

Author : P. Tridico
Publisher : Springer
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230313880

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Institutions, Human Development and Economic Growth in Transition Economies by P. Tridico Pdf

This book analyses the development path of transition economies in European Countries and former Soviet Republics that have experienced the transformation from planned economies to market economies since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It examines economic growth, institutional change and human development performance.

Author : Michael Cuddy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351742634

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Institutional Change in Transition Economies by Michael Cuddy Pdf

This title was first published in 2002.The importance of institutions for transition economies has so far been overlooked; Michael Cuddy and Ruvin Gekker bring together leading experts in the field to fill this crucial void in the literature. The contributors concentrate on an ongoing tension between informal constraints and mechanisms and the new formal rules and mechanisms that have gradually evolved through the transition period. Experiences are primarily drawn from Russia. The book consists of three parts, the first comprising an analysis, synthesis and generalizations of the institutional adaptations, as a market economy slowly emerges from a fog of shifting rules and varying interpretations. This is followed by the study of business and taxation authorities’ behavior as they try to minimize or maximize the taxation take. The volume also analyzes the challenges facing central and regional governments in delivering equitable levels of public services across regions of vastly different development levels, while at the same time trying to stimulate regional economic growth.

Author : Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317567943

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Transition Economies by Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan Pdf

This interdisciplinary study offers a comprehensive analysis of the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Providing full historical context and drawing on a wide range of literature, this book explores the continuous economic and social transformation of the post-socialist world. While the future is yet to be determined, understanding the present phase of transformation is critical. The book’s core exploration evolves along three pivots of competitive economic structure, institutional change, and social welfare. The main elements include analysis of the emergence of the socialist economic model; its adaptations through the twentieth century; discussion of the 1990s market transition reforms; post-2008 crisis development; and the social and economic diversity in the region today. With an appreciation for country specifics, the book also considers the urgent problems of social policy, poverty, income inequality, and labor migration. Transition Economies will aid students, researchers and policy makers working on the problems of comparative economics, economic development, economic history, economic systems transition, international political economy, as well as specialists in post-Soviet and Central and Eastern European regional studies.

Author : Douglass Cecil North
Publisher : Unu/Wider
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Europe, Eastern
ISBN : WISC:89072759129

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The Contribution of the New Institutional Economics to an Understanding of the Transition Problem by Douglass Cecil North Pdf

Author : David A. Grigorian,Albert Martinez
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business enterprises
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Industrial Growth and Quality of Institutions by David A. Grigorian,Albert Martinez Pdf

Developing the legal and regulatory framework, improving contract enforcement, and reducing administrative barriers in the business environment increases the amount of investment and improves the efficiency of resource allocation.

Author : Gregory Kisunko
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1005793134

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Institutions in Transition: Reliability of Rules and Economic Performance in Former Socialist Countries by Gregory Kisunko Pdf

August 1997 The predictability of a transition economy's institutional framework may well influence the amount of foreign direct investment and economic growth the economy can expect. Building reliable institutions that support a market system is widely believed to be critical to a successful economic transition. Brunetti, Kisunko, and Weder present indicators on the predictability of the institutional framework across twenty transition economies--indicators of the predictability of rules, political stability, the security of property rights, the reliability of the judiciary, and the lack of corruption. They then investigate whether these indicators can explain differences in economic performance. The results suggest that the predictability of the institutional framework may indeed explain a large part of differences in foreign direct investment and in economic growth among transition economies. Political stability and secure property rights are particularly important to entrepreneurial confidence in the economy. This paper--a product of the Office of the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Development Economics--was produced as a background paper for World Development Report 1997: The Role of the State in a Changing World. The study was funded in part by the Research Support Budget under the research projects Cross-Country Indicators of Institutional Uncertainty (RPO 680-51) and Indicators of Government Quality as Perceived by the Private Sector (RPO 681-52).

Author : David A. Kirby,Anna Watson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351755139

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Small Firms and Economic Development in Developed and Transition Economies by David A. Kirby,Anna Watson Pdf

This title was first published in 2003. Since the late 1970s there has been considerable interest in the role of small firms in economic development in general and employment generation in particular. Throughout the developed world, governments have introduced a range of measures to encourage small firm growth and development in an attempt to stimulate economic growth, generate employment and foster innovation. Though not all measures have been successful many policies have transferred to the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe where, since 1989, small firm growth and development has achieved considerable importance in economic restructuring. Accordingly, this volume presents the leading research on the role of small firms in economic development and employment generation in both transition and developed countries. Setting itself in a wider theoretical context, the book also considers the implications for both policy and theory and suggests directions for future research.

Author : Oli Havrylyshyn,Ron van Rooden
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822028586287

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Institutions Matter in Transition, But So Do Policies by Oli Havrylyshyn,Ron van Rooden Pdf

When I was growing up in Peru, I was told that the farms I visited belonged to farming communities and not to the individual farmers. Yet as I walked from field to field, a different dog would bark. The dogs were ignorant of the prevailing law; all they knew was which land their masters controlled. In the next 150 years those nations whose laws recognize what the dogs already know will be the ones who enjoy the benefits of a modern market economy. - Hernando de Soto

Author : M. Aoki,G. Roland,Timur Kuran
Publisher : Springer
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137034014

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Institutions and Comparative Economic Development by M. Aoki,G. Roland,Timur Kuran Pdf

This collection of essays from eminent scholars discusses different phases and measures of economic development, evaluating the success of national economic transitions and providing valuable policy lessons for developing economies.