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Political Competition, Innovation and Growth
. Ed(S): Bernholz, Peter; Streit, Manfred E.; Vaubel, Roland
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Paperback. Editor(s): Bernholz, Peter; Streit, Manfred E.; Vaubel, Roland. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
This volume confronts an important historical hypothesis with empirical evidence from selected periods of history. The hypothesis in question states that competition among political and legal organisations in developing rules has been a crucial condition for liberty, innovation and growth in the history of mankind. It is due to Immanuel Kant, Edward Gibbon and Max Weber and has been revived and further developed by Nobel-Laureate Douglass C. North who contributes the first chapter. The volume brings together political economists, historians and legal scholars to discuss the role of political competition in the rise and decline of nations - both in ... Read more
This volume confronts an important historical hypothesis with empirical evidence from selected periods of history. The hypothesis in question states that competition among political and legal organisations in developing rules has been a crucial condition for liberty, innovation and growth in the history of mankind. It is due to Immanuel Kant, Edward Gibbon and Max Weber and has been revived and further developed by Nobel-Laureate Douglass C. North who contributes the first chapter. The volume brings together political economists, historians and legal scholars to discuss the role of political competition in the rise and decline of nations - both in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642643538
SKU
V9783642643538
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99-15
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