The Politics of Property Rights: Political Instability, Credible Commitments, and Economic Growth in Mexico, 1876 1929

by Stephen H. Haber, Armando Razo, Noel Maurer

Book Overview

This book addresses a puzzle in political economy: why is it that political instability does not necessarily translate into economic stagnation or collapse? In order to address this puzzle, it advances a theory about property rights systems in many less developed countries. In this theory, governments do not have to enforce property rights as a public good. Instead, they may enforce property rights selectively (as a private good), and share the resulting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521603544
• ISBN13: 9780521603546
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"