Shelby Grossman (California Stanford University)

The Politics of Order in Informal Markets

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a book for political scientists and economists interested in the political economy of development and private governance, along with anyone interested in the micro-dynamics of informal markets. The book introduces a theory for how the state shapes private governance, using data from traders and market associations in Nigeria.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9781108984713
• ISBN-10: 1108984711
• Artikelnr.: 66221974

Autorenporträt

Shelby Grossman is a Research Scholar at the Stanford Internet Observatory. She holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction; 2. Market Associations: An Overview; 3. Conducting a Representative Survey of Informal Traders; 4. A Calm Sea Does Not Make a Good Sailor: A Theory of Private Good Governance; 5. Government Threats and Group Leader Strength; 6. Business is Secret: Government Threats and Within-Group Competition; 7. Private Groups in Comparative Perspective; A. Appendix to Chapter 2
Market Associations: An Overview; B. Appendix to Chapter 3
Conducting a Representative Survey of Informal Traders; C. Appendix to Chapter 4
A Calm Sea Does Not Make a Good Sailor
A Theory of Private Good Governance; D. Appendix to Chapter 6
Government Threats and Within-Group Competition; E. Appendix to Chapter 7
Private Groups in Comparative Perspective.