"Institutional capital" as a factor of sustainable development - The importance of an institutional equilibrium

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-150

  Platje, Joost ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Institutional capital; Institutional economics; Institutional equilibrium; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149087562     PISSN: 20294913     EISSN: 20294921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1392-8619.2008.14.144-150     Document Type: Article

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