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Perspectives on positive political economy

By:

Alt J.E

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge University Press New York 1990Description: x,268p. 23 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-0521398517

Subject(s):

Institutional Economics Economic policies Decision making

DDC classification:

330 ALT

Contents:

The New Political Economy -- The emerging discipline of political economy / Peter C. Ordeshook -- Macropolitical economy in the field of development / Robert H. Bates -- Organizations, Transactions, and Opportunities -- Bargaining costs, influence costs, and the organization of economic activity / Paul Milgrom, John Roberts -- Corporate culture and economic theory / David M. Kreps -- Amenity potential, indivisibilities, and political competition / Harold Demsetz -- Reflections on Theoretical Foundations -- Political science and rational choice / William H. Riker -- Institutions and a transaction-cost theory of exchange / Douglass C. North -- The costs of special privilege / Gordon Tullock -- Toward a unified view of economics and the other social sciences / Mancur Olson.

Summary: "Commissioned pieces for a series of seminars on political economy held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at Harvard University in the fall of 1987"--P. x. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-255) and index.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	330 ALT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		12968

The New Political Economy --
The emerging discipline of political economy / Peter C. Ordeshook --
Macropolitical economy in the field of development / Robert H. Bates --
Organizations, Transactions, and Opportunities --
Bargaining costs, influence costs, and the organization of economic activity / Paul Milgrom, John Roberts --
Corporate culture and economic theory / David M. Kreps --
Amenity potential, indivisibilities, and political competition / Harold Demsetz --
Reflections on Theoretical Foundations --
Political science and rational choice / William H. Riker --
Institutions and a transaction-cost theory of exchange / Douglass C. North --
The costs of special privilege / Gordon Tullock --
Toward a unified view of economics and the other social sciences / Mancur Olson.

"Commissioned pieces for a series of seminars on political economy held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at Harvard University in the fall of 1987"--P. x. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-255) and index.

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