The Role of Geography and Agriculture in the Establishment of Property Rights

University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

Author: Mark Bagley; [2009]

Keywords: Instituions ; Agricultural Sector ; Development Economics ; Property Rights ; Green Revolution ; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

Abstract: The subject of institutions and their impact upon economic growth has been widely explored by a variety of literature. What has often been ignored, however, is the topic of how institutions arise in the first place. This paper thus takes the view that institutions are shaped by geography, and specifically, the agricultural sector. It is found that there exists some statistical and legal evidence to support such a view.

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