The book outlines the three most fundamental factors to set up an economy, ranging from explanation, policy prescriptions, and policy predictions (p. 182). These are complemented by various theoretical and practical suggestions for moving towards more evolutionary economics.
Daniel W. Bromley is Emeritus Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published fifteen books and almost 100 journal articles on: (1) the philosophical foundations of economics; (2) institutional economics; (3) international economic development; and (4) the legal and philosophical dimensions of property rights.