Making a Market The Institutional Transformation of an African Society |
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| Author:
| Ensminger, Jean |
| Contribution by:
| Calvert, Randall
Eggertsson, Thrainn |
| Series title: | Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-57426-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1996 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $57.95 |
Book Description:
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In Making a Market, Jean Ensminger analyses the process by which the market was introduced into the economy of a group of Kenyan pastoralists. This 1993 case study points out the importance of understanding the roles of ideology and bargaining power - in addition to pure economic forces, such as changing relative prices - in shaping market institutions.
In Making a Market, Jean Ensminger analyses the process by which the market was introduced into the economy of a group of Kenyan pastoralists. This 1993 case study points out the importance of understanding the roles of ideology and bargaining power - in addition to pure economic forces, such as changing relative prices - in shaping market institutions.