Margaras, Sebastian Thomas (A.A. 2021/2022) Economic backwardness and the role of institutions: an interpretative framework. Tesi di Laurea in Global history, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Rosario Forlenza, pp. 115. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Introduction to Alexander Gerschenkron’s theory. The historical and economic context of “economic backwardness in a historical perspective”. A discussion of Gerschenkron’s critiques of determinism, Marx, Rostow and prerequisites. An outline of Gerschenkron’s methodology and theory. The degrees of backwardness, the big spurt and the role of technological borrowing. Economic backwardness, its degrees and the inherent advantages. Substitution patterns for missing prerequisites. The big spurt and the role of technological borrowing. The role of society, culture, and institutions in backward countries in Gerschenkron’s interpretation. Does culture play a role? The role of institutions in backward countries. The new institutional economics and the current interpretation of development. Exploring the concept of new institutional economics: an overview. The relationship between new institutional economics and neo-classical economics. Exploring the implications of new institutional economics for development theory.

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Bibliografia: pp. 102-104.

Thesis Type:	Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree program in Global Management and Politics, English language (LM-77)
Chair:	Global history
Thesis Supervisor:	Forlenza, Rosario
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Filippetti, Andrea
Academic Year:	2021/2022
Session:	Extraordinary
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2023 07:29
Last Modified:	28 Sep 2023 13:14
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/36431

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