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Institutional Analysis and Economic Policy
Tool, Marc R.; Bush, Paul Dale (California State University, Fresno, Usa)
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Description for Institutional Analysis and Economic Policy
Hardback. A book on economic policy that takes the role of democracy seriously. It challenges the conventional wisdom espoused by leaders of major political parties in the US, and increasingly by leaders of other nations, that markets and not democratic policy formation should determine the legitimate role of private interests in the conduct of the economy. Num Pages: 598 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1039.
The purpose of this volume is to demonstrate how contemporary institutional economic analysis can be applied to the resolution of economic problems. All of the essays in this book challenge the conventional wisdom in the problem areas addressed. They advocate policy positions that often run contrary to views widely held by academic economists and policy makers alike. The general literature of institutional economics is unorthodox, beginning with its methodological foundations and continuing through the kind of policy analysis found in these pages. The orthodox tradition in economics is commonly characterized as "neoclassical economics." Neoclassical economics fosters the myth that only ... Read more
The purpose of this volume is to demonstrate how contemporary institutional economic analysis can be applied to the resolution of economic problems. All of the essays in this book challenge the conventional wisdom in the problem areas addressed. They advocate policy positions that often run contrary to views widely held by academic economists and policy makers alike. The general literature of institutional economics is unorthodox, beginning with its methodological foundations and continuing through the kind of policy analysis found in these pages. The orthodox tradition in economics is commonly characterized as "neoclassical economics." Neoclassical economics fosters the myth that only ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
598
Condition
New
Number of Pages
598
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402073083
SKU
V9781402073083
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Reviews for Institutional Analysis and Economic Policy
`Tool and Bush are among contemporary leaders of, and continuing contributors to institutional economics. They have stimulated and supported institutionalist research and policy-making of scholars and policy analysts over several decades.' Philip O'Hara, Curtin University, Perth, Australia "From the preface to the last page of the last essay, this book is an ... Read more