American Economic Review Vol. 98 No. 2 2008
Institutions: Top Down or Bottom Up?
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Abstract
A large research program in economics has established a persuasive link between institutions and economic development. But what does this imply for development policymaking? Can a political leader or aid agency seeking to promote development readily change institutions? This article starts off wildly general, and then moves to specifics.
- DOI
- 10.1257/aer.98.2.95
- Volume
- 98
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 95-99
- Language
- en
- Sources
- bibtex:phds-export.bib crossref openalex