Understanding the process of economic change

Douglass C. North, London (United Kingdom) Institute of Economic Affairs

2005-06-01otherChoice Reviews Online2,771 citationsclosed

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Economic Theory and Institutions Historical Economic and Social Studies Culture, Economy, and Development Studies

Abstract

Preface vii CHAPTER ONE: An Outline of the Process of Economic Change 1 PART I: THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC CHANGE 9 INTRODUCTION 11 CHAPTER TWO: Uncertainty in a Non-ergodic World 13 CHAPTER THREE: Belief Systems, Culture, and Cognitive Science 23 CHAPTER FOUR: Consciousness and Human Intentionality 38 CHAPTER FIVE: The Scaffolds Humans Erect 48 CHAPTER SIX: Taking Stock 65 PART II: THE ROAD AHEAD 81 INTRODUCTION 83 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Evolving Human Environment 87 CHAPTER EIGHT: The Sources of Order and Disorder 103 CHAPTER NINE: Getting It Right and Getting It Wrong 116 CHAPTER TEN: The Rise of the Western World 127 CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 146 CHAPTER TWELVE: Improving Economic Performance 155 CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Where Are We Going? 166 Bibliography 171 Index 183

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