Screen LibraryThe evolution of path dependence
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
Edward Elgar,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
New horizons in institutional and evolutionary economics |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 228 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781843761372 (cased) 1843761378 (cased) |
| Index Number: | F061 |
| CLC: | F061.3 |
| Call Number: | F061.3/E938-1 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Path dependence: some introductory remarks / Lars Magnusson and Jan Ottosson -- 1. Path dependence versus path-breaking crises: an alternative view / Bo Strath -- 2. Second-degree path dependence: information costs, political objective, and inappropriate small-farm settlements of the North American Great Plains / Gary D. Libecap -- 3. Revising railway history: the case of institutional change and path dependence / Lena Andersson-Skog -- 4. Path dependence in economic geography / Magnus Lagerholm and Anders Malmberg -- 5. deceptive juncture: the temptation of attractive explanations and the r The notion and interpretation of path dependence has been discussed and utilized in various social sciences during the last two decades. This book provides significant further insights on how various applications of path dependence have evolved. |