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Douglass C. North
Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
Publications - 226
Citations - 102410
Douglass C. North is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transaction cost & Institutional theory. The author has an hindex of 71, co-authored 226 publications receiving 100257 citations. Previous affiliations of Douglass C. North include University of Washington & Illinois Institute of Technology.
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Institutional change: a framework of analysis
TL;DR: The authors proposed a framework for analyzing institutions based on the economic theory of choice subject to constraints, which incorporates new assumptions about both the constraints that individuals face and the process by which they make choices within those constraints.
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Limited Access Orders: An Introduction to the Conceptual Framework
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a new framework for understanding problems of development, emphasizing that all societies must solve the problem of violence and distinguishes between two ways in which societies solve this problem.
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The Paradox of the West
TL;DR: A central thesis of as mentioned in this paper is that economic growth and the development of freedom are complementary processes of societal development, and economic growth provides the resources (and leisure) to support more complex societies; and it is unlikely to persist in the long run without political and civil liberties.