The Institutional Economics of the International Economy

This book is the outgrowth of the editors' conviction that there is a need for a current and comprehensive examination of international economic issues within the framework of institutional economics. The volume covers the most important international topics that institutional economists histor...

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Other Authors: Adams, John (Editor), Scaperlanda, Anthony (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1996, 1996
Edition:1st ed. 1996
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Theoretical Foundations of International Economic Relations
  • 1 International Economic Affairs as Viewed From a Vehlen-Ayres Perspective
  • 2 Foreign Investment, Economic Growth, and Theories of Value: Evidence from Economic History
  • 3 Theory and Praxis of the Emerging Global Economy
  • II. International Trade and Foreign Investment
  • 4 Institutional Coordination, Transactions Costs, and World Trade
  • 5 Trade and the Role of Cities: What Does Institutionalism Have to Offer Us?
  • 6 Multinational Enterprise Expansion from an Institutionalist Perspective
  • III. Labor, Resources, and Technology in the International Economy
  • 7 Technology Transfer, Economic Development, and the Perpetuation of Poverty: Resource Creation Versus Frugality
  • 8 Technology and Third-World Development: A Twenty- to Thirty-Year Retrospective
  • 9 Labor Migration and Urban Employment in Developing Countries: The Impact of Population Growth and Property Institutions
  • IV. Institutional Change in the International Economy
  • 10 Institutional Adjustment and Economic Development: Insights from the Etiology of Privatization
  • 11 Institutional Reform of the International Monetary Regime
  • 12 A World of Nations and the United Nations
  • Epilogue
  • The Influences of Wendell C. Gordon