The definitive reference on the most current economics of development and institutions The essential role that institutions play in understanding economic devel

Both economic research and the history of foreign aid suggest that the largest barriers to development arise from a society's institutions - its norms and rules

This book focuses on the role of economic and political institutions in economic development. The book offers fresh perspectives on the issues facing less-devel

Examines the concepts that have powerfully influenced development policy and more broadly looks at the role of ideas in international development institutions a

While the literature on “new institutionalism” explains the stability of institutional arrangements within countries and the divergence of paths of institut