The institutional economics of corruption and reform

theory, evidence and policy

Corruption has been a feature of public institutions for centuries, yet only relatively recently has it been made the subject of sustained scientific analysis. Johann Graf Lambsdorff shows how insights from institutional economics can be used to develop a better understanding of the institutions necessary ...

Geography of power

the making of global economic policy

This book examines how contemporary global economic policies are made: by which institutions, under what ideologies, and how they are enforced. The author reveals the central roles played by organizations such as the IMF and the World Bank in supervising the livelihoods of over 2 ...

How China grows

investment, finance and reform

Although China's economy has grown spectacularly over the last twenty- five years, economists disagree about how the Chinese economy is likely to fare in the short- and long-term future. Is China's growth sustainable, or has China relied too much on investment, which is ...

¿Qué es la democracia?

¿La teoría sobre la democracia es una o es múltiple? ¿Hay muchas teorías sobre muchas democracias o bien una teoría sobre una democracia? Asunto de permanente interés para Giovanni Sartori, el estudio de la democracia es de gran importancia para determinar qué esperamos de la ...

Nuevos estudios de economía política

En el presente libro se incluyen todos los articulos que el profesor Huerta de Soto ha publicado durante el periodo 1994-2001. Todos estos trabajos estan relacionados de una y otra forma con el programa de investigacion iniciado por el autor hace ya veinticinco años y ...

El libro blanco de Rusia

las reformas neoliberales (1991-2004)

En este libro se recogen datos que muestran cómo la reforma neoliberal iniciada en los años 1989-1990 en la URSS y continuada en la Federación de Rusia ha influido en la economía nacional de Rusia y en la vida cotidiana de la población. Esta reforma ...

Lawlessness and economics

alternative modes of governance

How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In "Lawlessness and Economics", Avinash Dixit examines the theory of private institutions ...

Public choice and the challenges of democracy

This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society. With contributions from some of the world's most prestigious scholars of public choice and political science, this comprehensive collection presents a complete overview of the threats democracy must confront ...

La democracia en América Latina, un barco a la deriva

Desde la década de 1980 la revalorización de la democracia política ha estado acompañada de reflexiones teóricas por parte de politólogos, sociólogos e historiadores latinoamericanos. Sin embargo, el énfasis casi siempre ha estado puesto en lo institucional y no en sus condiciones de posibilidad y ...

Avances y obstáculos en el fortalecimiento del Estado en Centroamérica y República Dominicana

un análisis de la capacidad institucional, la reforma de la Administración y la gestión pública

Trabajo dirigido por el profesor Parrado Díez, en el que partiendo del propósito de fortalecimiento del Estado se consiga el desarrollo social en Centroamérica. Para ello se analizan los contextos económico, político e institucional de las Administraciones de la región y las iniciativas emprendidas para ...

Can Germany be saved?

the malaise of the world's first welfare State

A prominent economist argues in this German bestseller that Germany can rescue its sluggish economy by transforming its social welfare system and reforming its labor market and tax structure, offering insights into economic dilemmas experienced by all advanced economies in a time of globalization. What ...

The evolution of economic institutions

a critical reader

It is now widely acknowledged that institutions are a crucial factor in economic performance. Major developments have been made in our understanding of the nature and evolution of economic institutions in the last few years. This book brings together some key contributions in this area ...

The myth of the rational voter

why democracies choose bad policies

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this book. Caplan argues that voters continually elect ...

Modern State intervention in the Era of Globalisation

INDICE: Preface Introduction; Part I: Theoretical Issues; 1. Economic and Political Aspects of the State; 2. The Role of the State and Government Expenditure; 3. Globalisation: Problem or Solution?; 4. Why Free Trade isn't Free - and Shouldn't Be; 5. Public Finance and Taxation ...

The right talk

how conservatives transformed the great society into the economic society

Political analyst Mark Smith offers the most original and compelling explanation yet of America's startling swing to the political right. How did the GOP transform itself from a party outgunned and outmaneuvered into one that today defines the nation's most important policy choices ...

Fortaleza institucional de las nuevas agencias reguladoras de los países de América Latina

los casos del Perú y de República Dominicana

Mercado y control político en China

la transición hacia un nuevo sistema

Si las reformas impulsadas por el Partido Comunista de China en su peculiar camino socialista hacia la economía de mercado dificultan la posibilidad de determinar la naturaleza y la identidad del actual sistema chino, aún resulta más complicado determinar cuál será el perfil de la ...

The conscience of a liberal

America emerged from Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal with strong democratic values and broadly shared prosperity. But for the past thirty years American politics has been dominated by a conservative movement determined to undermine the New Deal's achievements - a movement whose founding manifesto was ...

Market regulation

Market Regulation gives students the economic intuition to analyze the history of antitrust and regulation, diagnose current corporate strategy, and evaluate possible policy recommendations. Roger Sherman grounds modern examples in historical context and develops thought- provoking discussions to motivate students from many different majors. The ...

The politics of economic leadership

the causes and consecuences of presidential rhetoric

The American president is widely viewed by the public and media as the nation's single most influential political and economic figure. But social scientists have often concluded that presidential words fall "on deaf ears" or have little lasting impact on policy or public opinion ...