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Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy
These are two heavy volumes (1328 pp.) and if you read them you will have a very good background understanding of the institutions behind the global economy.
Here is the book's home page with some sample free material. Here is a list of contents. Here is one summary of the book's contents. The editors, Kenneth A. Reinert and Ramkishen S. Rahan,are from GMU School of Public Policy although note that is not the same as the economics department. You can buy it here.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on January 12, 2009 at 08:37 PM in Books | Permalink
Comments
Can you read it for us in 3 evenings and give us the gist?
Posted by: mk at Jan 12, 2009 10:42:16 PM
Why do they call these "Princeton" Encyclopedias? What do they have to do with Princeton?
Posted by: Mark at Jan 12, 2009 11:56:25 PM
Princeton University Press
Posted by: Valter at Jan 13, 2009 3:05:06 AM
What are the distinctive differences between the School of Public Policy and the Economics Dept?
Posted by: Alex at Jan 13, 2009 3:13:35 AM
