Social Institutions and Economic Development: A Tribute to Kurt Martin

ISBN-13: 9789048161324 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 198 str.

Valpy FitzGerald

Opis

This book celebrates the modern relevance of one of the founding fathers of development economics - Kurt Martin. His thought - drawn from the central conflict of the twentieth century between collective action and individual enterprise - has influenced a generation of scholars at one of Europe's foremost development studies faculties, the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague. In this tribute to Kurt Martin, leading world thinkers, including Richard Nelson, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Frances Stewart, and Ben Ndulu, discuss the role of social institutions in economic development. They are complemented by leading ISS faculty, all contributing to the debate that will define the policy research agenda well into the next decade. This is an essential text for economic scholars, postgraduate students, and development practitioners alike.

Spis treści

Foreword; J. Pronk. Introduction: Institutions in Modern Development Economics; V. FitzGerald. 1. Agrarian Reforms and Intersectoral Relations: A Summary; K. Martin. 2. Bringing Institutions into Evolutionary Growth Theory; R.R. Nelson. 3. Towards an Evolutionary Economic Approach to Sustainable Development; J.B. Opschoor. 4. Structural Dynamics and Economic Development; J.A. Ocampo. 5. Economic Reforms, Development and Distribution: Were the Founding Fathers of Development Theory Right? R. Vos. 6. Why Groups Matter; F. Stewart. 7. Rethinking Development Assistance: The Implications of Social Citizenship in a Global Economy; E.V.K. FitzGerald. 8. Partnership, Inclusiveness and Aid Effectiveness in Africa; B.J. Ndulu. 9. Aid, the Employment Relation and the Deserving Poor: Regaining Political Economy; M. Wuyts. Contributors. Index.