How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy?

The consensus among scholars and policy-makers that 'institutions matter' for development has led inexorably to a conclusion that 'history matters', since institutions clearly form and evolve over time. Unfortunately, however, the next logical step has not yet been taken, which i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Woolcock, Michael, Szreter, Simon, Rao, Vijayendra
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5027