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Book SynopsisWhat leads to national progress? The growing consensus in the social sciences is that neither capital flows, nor the savings rate, nor diffuse values are the key, but that it lies in the quality of a nation's institutions. This book shows how real institutions affect national development.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Institutions and Development: A Conceptual Reanalysis Alejandro Portes 2. The Comparative Study of Institutions: The "Institutional Turn" in Development Studies: A Review Alejandro Portes and Lori D. Smith 3. Institutional Change and Development in Argentina Alejandro Grimson, Ana Castellani, and Alexander Roig 4. Institutional Change and Development in Chilean Market Society Guillermo Wormald and Daniel Brieba 5. The Colombian Paradox: A Thick Institutional Analysis Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito 6. Development Opportunities: Politics, the State, and Institutions in the Dominican Republic in the Twenty-First Century Wilfredo Lozano 7. The Uneven and Paradoxical Development of Mexico's Institutions Jose Luis Velasco 8. Conclusion: The Comparative Analysis of the Role of Institutions in National Development Alejandro Portes and Lori D. Smith Appendix: Investigators Contributors Index
