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" The evolution of path dependence / "
edited by Lars Magnusson and Jan Ottosson.
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BL
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1005631
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b760001
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| Title & Author
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The evolution of path dependence /\ edited by Lars Magnusson and Jan Ottosson.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, ©2009.
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New horizons in institutional and evolutionary economics
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x, 228 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm.
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1843761378
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: 9781843761372
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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 reality of political life / Per Ola Oberg and Kajsa Hallberg Adu -- 6. role of institutions and organizations in shaping radical scientific innovations / Rogers Hollingsworth -- 7. Path dependence and public policy: lessons from economics / Stephen E. Margolis -- 8. Can path dependence explain institutional change? Two approaches applied to welfare state reform / Bernhard Ebbinghaus.
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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.
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Evolutionary economics.
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Statics and dynamics (Social sciences)
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Evolutionary economics.
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Evolutorische Wirtschaft
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Hysterese
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Statics and dynamics (Social sciences)
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| Dewey Classification
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330.1
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HB97.3.E897 2009
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QC 340rvk
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Magnusson, Lars,1952-
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Ottosson, Jan,1958-
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