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

An analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions and institutional change affect the performance of economies is developed in this analysis

The essays in this volume employ the insights and techniques of political science, economics and history to provide a fresh answer to this question.

"The essential role institutions play in understanding economic development has long been recognised and has been closely studied across the social sciences but

Political Institutions and Development challenges the cliché that 'good institutions' are essential for sustainable socio-economic development by focusing on t