Debating the role of institutions in political and economic development: Theory, history, and findings

Annual Review of Political Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2008, Pages 119-135

  Engerman, Stanley L ^a   Sokoloff, Kenneth L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Democratic suffrage; Endogenous institutions; Exogenous institutions; Flexible institutions; Institutionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 47549110837     PISSN: 10942939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.polisci.11.120406.135217     Document Type: Article

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