The Economic Theory of Agrarian Institutions
ISBN13: 9780198287629ISBN10: 0198287623
Paperback,
416 pages
Jan 1992,
In Stock
Price:
$74.00 (06)Description
These specially commissioned essays apply new analytical methods to study the origins, maintenance, and adaptation of agrarian institutions in a variety of regions and cultures. The contributors, including J.E. Stiglitz, T.N. Srinivasan, Clive Bell, Louis Putterman, H. Binswanger, D. Newbery, and Alain de Janvry, focus on agrarian relations and rural development.Reviews
"May well become a standard reference in institutional economics, especially in the context of LDCs."--Review of World Economics
"Bardhan brings together eighteen excellent essays on the theory of agrarian institutions...every essay is high in quality and contains something worth learning....This book constitutes a major and lasting contribution to the economic analysis of agrarian institutions."--Journal of Economic Literature
About the Author(s)
Edited by Pranab Bardhan, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
