The Politics of Property Rights

Political Instability, Credible Commitments, and Economic Growth in Mexico, 1876–1929

1999 • 406 pages

This detailed economic history of Mexico presents a theory about how rent seeking permits economic growth and explains why political instability is not necessarily correlated with economic stagnation. It is intended for historians of Latin America, scholars interested in economic development, and political scientists interested in the political foundations of growth. Hb ISBN (2003): 0-521-82067-7

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Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions

Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions is a 4-book series first released in 1990 with contributions by Elinor Ostrom, Douglass C. North, and Gary J. Miller.