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Institutional Economics

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This introduction to institutional economics, follows the history of the field since the early 20th century until the present day. It concentrates on influential authors in the main schools of institutional economics.

Institutional economics is defined as economic thought that considers institutions to be relevant for economic theory, and consequently criticizes the neoclassical mainstream for having pushed them out of the discipline; it deals specially with the nature, the origin, the change of institutions, and their effects on economic performance. It is a family of different theories that were initially influential in economics, then lost much of their weight in the middle half of the 20th century, and eventually recovered significant creative vitality and impact in the last twenty years. The book puts the recent developments in historical perspective by showing how important themes like the importance of habits, the role of formal and informal rules, the relation of organizations and institutions, the hierarchy and complementarity of institutions, the evolutionary character of institutional change, have been explored by various authors or schools.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

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Bernard Chavance

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Profile Image for Germán Tessmer.
45 reviews11 followers
December 5, 2021
El libro de Chavance presenta un buen resumen histórico de las distintas corrientes institucionalistas que han surgido para el análisis económico.

No sabría decir si es un libro de entrada, o de repaso, en el sentido de que al concentrarse en el concepto de institución de forma escueta por autor, se hace muy difícil apreciar similitudes y diferencias, sin una lectura más profunda de los autores citados (o por lo menos de algunos).

Por el contrario, cuando Chavance cita un autor del que uno tiene -aunque sea- una idea vaga; la sección sirve de anclaje y la lectura se aprovecha mucho más. Como experiencia de lectura, yo recomendaría eso, tener alguna lectura más profunda de un par de corrientes institucionalistas y usar este libro par expandir el interés por la temática.

Por lo demás, es un libro ameno y claro. Se agradecen los cuadros sinópticos comparativos.
Profile Image for Juan Esteban Mejía-Velásquez.
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June 2, 2024
Se agradecen muchos las excelentes cuadras comparativos y de resumen. También es muy claro y ágil

Particularmente la veo como una obra de repaso rápido. Los temas los trata muy superficialmente.
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