Institutionalist Perspectives on Development: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi
 Editors’ Introduction  (Spyros Vliamos, Michel S. Zouboulakis)....Pages 1-7
Front Matter ....Pages 9-9
 1688 and All That: Property Rights, the Glorious Revolution and the Rise of British Capitalism  (Geoffrey M. Hodgson)....Pages 11-44
 The Contemporary State and Interests: A Framework of Analysis  (Anna Ząbkowicz, Sławomir Czech)....Pages 45-57
 NGO in the Modern State  (Agnieszka Joanna Legutko)....Pages 59-74
 Freedom and Friendship: Some Thoughts on the Renewal of Our Democracy  (Guy Féaux de la Croix)....Pages 75-87
 The Institutional Impact on Economic Development in Iran  (Yadollah Dadgar, Rouhollah Nazari)....Pages 89-101
Front Matter ....Pages 103-103
 Critical Realism in the Analysis of National Innovation Systems  (Emmanuel D. Adamides)....Pages 105-124
 From Commons Dilemmas to Social Solutions: A Common Pool Resource Experiment in Greece  (Paschalis Arvanitidis, Fotini Nasioka)....Pages 125-142
 Public Goods, Club Goods and Specialization in Evolving Collaborative Entities  (Vasilis Zervos)....Pages 143-162
Front Matter ....Pages 163-163
 The International Financial System and the Role of Central Banks in the Great 2007–9 Recession and the ‘Monetary Peace’  (Spyros Vliamos, Konstantinos Gravas)....Pages 165-189
 Institutions and International Political Economy: Realist Readings of International Regimes  (Ilias Kouskouvelis, Kyriakos Mikelis)....Pages 191-209
 EU–Russia Antagonism in South-Eastern Europe: The Energy Factor  (Andreas Stergiou)....Pages 211-233
 Declining Activity of the European Commission in Legislative Initiatives: Is the Commission Losing Its Influence?  (Jerzy Ząbkowicz)....Pages 235-247
 Amendments to Legal Regulations in the Field of the Enterprises Restructuring Procedures in Poland  (Sylwia Morawska, Joanna Kuczewska)....Pages 249-264
Back Matter ....Pages 265-271