Non-Fiction Books:

The Cost of Institutions

Information and Freedom in Expanding Economies
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Contesting prior assumptions that institutions simplify the world for the sake of efficiency, this book argues that rather than institution expansion indicating the movement of markets to optimal states, expanding institutions generate information costs.

Author Biography:

JACOB P. RODRIGUEZ received his Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate University. His current research interests include institutional change, the behavior of information in the economy, collective decision-making, and philosophies of education. STEVEN R. LOOMIS serves on the faculty of Wheaton College in Illinois. His research interests include the political economy of institutions worldwide. JOSEPH G. WEERES received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is Professor Emeritus at The Claremont Graduate University. His research focuses on institutional development, leadership and policy.
Release date NZ
December 23rd, 2015
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Illustrations
X, 198 p.
Pages
198
ISBN-13
9781349538256
Product ID
25508202

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