Institutional and Organizational Analysis : Concepts and Applications (Hardcover)

Introduction; Part I. From Institutions to Economic Outcomes: 1. Institutions and property rights; 2. Property rights and transaction costs; 3. Organizations and contracts; Part II. From Economic Outcomes to Political Performance: 4. Special interests and citizens; 5. The legislature and executive; 6. Bureaucracies; 7. The judicial system; Part III. The Dynamics of Economic and Political Development: 8. Developmental trajectories: institutional deepening and critical transitions; 9. Case studies of critical transitions: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and the United States; Conclusion.