[size=11.11111068725586px]"A timely and refreshing look at some classic issues. If we are to make serious sustained progress with economic growth around the world, these issues must be addressed more effectively. This book is a major step in the right direction."
[size=11.11111068725586px]—Simon Johnson[size=11.11111068725586px], Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship, Sloan School of Management, MIT
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Institutions and Norms in Economic Development
Edited by Mark Gradstein and Kai A. Konrad
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	Contributors Sample Chapter - Download PDF (24 KB)	vii
	Series Foreword	ix
	Preface Sample Chapter - Download PDF (24 KB)	xi
	List of Tables	xiii
	List of Figures	xv
I	Setting the Stage
1	The Development Puzzle Mark Gradstein and Kai A. Konrad	3
II	Governance Structure
2	Precolonial Centralization and Institutional Quality in Africa Nicola Gennaioli and Ilia Rainer	21
3	Can Delegation Promote Fiscal Discipline in a Federation? Evidence from Fiscal Performance in the Indian States Stuti Khemani	47
4	The Political Economy of Education in Kenya Michael Kremer	85
III	Institutional Quality, Property Rights, and Appropriation
5	A Theory of Corruption, Political Exclusion, and Windfalls Pedro C. Vicente	111
6	Explaining Conflict in Low-Income Countries Incomplete Contracting in the Shadow of the Future Michael McBride and Stergios Skaperdas	141
7	Information and Incomplete Investor Protection Karl Wärneryd	163
IV	Norms and Culture
8	Islamic Resurgence and Social Violence during the Indonesian Financial Crisis Daniel L. Chen	179
9	Social Identity and Redistributive Politics Moses Shayo	201
	Index