The cognitive mechanics of economic development and institutional change
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The cognitive mechanics of economic development and institutional change
（Routledge frontiers of political economy, 54）
Routledge, 2012
Available at 3 libraries
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
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Note
"First published 2004 ... First issued in paperback 2012."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-221) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book seeks to explain long-term economic development and institutional change in terms of the cognitive features of human learning and communication processes. Martens links individual cognitive processes to macroeconomic growth theories, including economies of scale and scope, and to theories of institutional development based on asymmetric information in production processes and economies of scale in enforcement technology.
With considerable flair, Bertin Martens has applied the hot new area of psychological and behavioural economics to notions of growth and development and has created a unique and impressive volume.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction Part One: Knowledge and Economics 2. The Uneasy Relationship Between Knowledge and Economics 3. The Role of Distributed Knowledge in Economics Part Two: The Principle of Cognitive Economy 4. Knowledge and the Principle of Cognitive Economy 5. Communication and Distributed Knowledge 6. The Economy as a Knowledge Communication System 7. Economies of Scope Part Three: The Cognitive Mechanics of Institutional Development 8. The Role of Institutions 9. The State's Monopoly on Violence 10. Endogenous Institutions
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