Open AccessHarold Demsetz. From Economic Man to Economic System: Essays on Human Behaviour and Institutions of Capitalism. New York, USA. 2011. 198 pages. U.S. $ 39.99
Author(s) -
Mahmood Khalid
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v54i2pp.165-167
Subject(s) - capitalism , audience measurement , cites , institution , institutional economics , economics , political science , social science , neoclassical economics , sociology , law , fishery , biology , politics
Harold Demsetz,Emeritus Professor of Business Economics at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles, has done an excellentjob ofputting together research in the area of human behaviour and theinfluence of institutions thereon. Demsetz is one of the leading figuresof the New Institutional Economics School. In this book, his focus is onthe institution of capitalism, which is by far the most influentialsystemprevalent now. It presents and reviews historical developments inthe area and cites influential works, which makes the book a veryinteresting read. The book is nottechnical and is meant for a broadreadership.