The focus of policy reform in developing countries has moved from getting prices right to getting institutions right, and accordingly countries are increasingly being advised to move towards "best-practice" institutions.This paper argues that appropriate institutions for developing countries are instead "second-best" institutions --those that take into account context-specific market and government failures that cannot be removed in short order.Such institutions will often diverge greatly from best practice.The argument is illustrated using examples from four areas: contract enforcement, entrepreneurship, trade openness, and macroeconomic stability.
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