Capital and Collusion: The Political Logic of Global Economic Development

by Hilton L. Root

Book Overview

Why does capital formation often fail to occur in developing countries? Capital and Collusion explores the political incentives that either foster growth or steal nations' growth prospects.

Hilton Root examines the frontier between risk and uncertainty, analyzing the forces driving development in both developed and undeveloped regions. In the former, he argues, institutions reduce everyday economic risks to levels low enough to make...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691124078
• ISBN13: 9780691124070
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"