The evolution of path dependence
The notion and interpretation of path dependence have been discussed and utilized in various social sciences during the last two decades. This innovative book provides significant new insights onto how the different applications of path dependence have developed and evolved. The authors suggest that...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
c2009
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| Series: | New horizons in institutional and evolutionary economics
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The notion and interpretation of path dependence have been discussed and utilized in various social sciences during the last two decades. This innovative book provides significant new insights onto how the different applications of path dependence have developed and evolved. The authors suggest that there has been a definite evolution from applications of path dependence in the history of technology towards other fields of social science. They also discuss the various definitions of path dependence (strong or weak) and explore the potential applications of path dependence in new areas such as political economy and economic geography 1. Path dependence versus path-breaking crises : an alternative view / Bo Stråth -- 2. Second-degree path dependence : information costs, political objectives, and inappropriate small-farm settlement of the North American Great Plains / Gary D. Libecap -- 3. Revisiting railway history : the case of institutional change and path dependence / Lena Andersson-Skog -- 4. Path dependence in economic geography / Magnus Lagerholm and Anders Malmberg -- 5. The deceptive juncture : the temptation of attractive explanations and the reality of political life / PerOla Öberg and Kajsa Hallberg Adu -- 6. The role of institutions and organizations in shaping radical scientific innovations / Rogers Hollingsworth -- 7. Path dependence and public policy : lessons from economics / Stephen E. Margolis -- 8. Can path dependence explain institutional change? : two approaches applied to welfare state reform / Bernhard Ebbinghaus |
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| Physical Description: | x, 228 p ill., maps |
| ISBN: | 1843761378 9781848449268 9781843761372 |