Norms and rationality in the evolution of economic systems: a view from asian villages

Japanese Economic Review

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-53

  Hayami, Yujiro ^a  

^a AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community; Institution; Market; Nationality; Norm

Indexed keywords

LABOUR MARKET; PEASANT COMMUNITY; RICE TECHNOLOGY; RURAL ECONOMY; THEORY; WAGE RATE;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0031804165     PISSN: 13524739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5876.00070     Document Type: Article

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