The principle of institutional direction: Coase's regulatory critique of intervention

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 263-288

  Campbell, David ^a   Klaes, Matthias ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative institutional analysis; Critique of intervention; Critique of neo liberalism; Institutional direction; Ronald H. Coase; Socialist economics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; NEOLIBERALISM; SOCIALISM;

EID: 15944370519     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bei027     Document Type: Review

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