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The Size of Nations Alesina And Spolaore Hard Cover Book Only
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2003
- Book Title
- The Size of Nations
- ISBN
- 9780262012041
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262012049
ISBN-13
9780262012041
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2384075
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Publication Name
Size of Nations
Language
English
Subject
General, Economics / General
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
21.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2003-051201
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"This intriguing study by two political economists seeks to discover an economic logic behind the size of nations." - Foreign Affairs, This intriguing study by two political economists seeks to discover an economic logic behind the size of nations., "This intriguing study by two political economists seeks to discover an economic logic behind the size of nations." Foreign Affairs, "This intriguing study by two political economists seeks to discover an economiclogic behind the size of nations." Foreign Affairs
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
320.1
Synopsis
A groundbreaking work synthesizing economics, political science, and history argues that a cost-benefit trade-off can explain the pattern of nation size and formation., The authors of this timely and provocative book use the tools of economic analysis to examine the formation and change of political borders. They argue that while these issues have always been at the core of historical analysis, international economists have tended to regard the size of a country as "exogenous," or no more subject to explanation than the location of a mountain range or the course of a river. Alesina and Spolaore consider a country's borders to be subject to the same analysis as any other man-made institution. In The Size of Nations , they argue that the optimal size of a country is determined by a cost-benefit trade-off between the benefits of size and the costs of heterogeneity. In a large country, per capita costs may be low, but the heterogeneous preferences of a large population make it hard to deliver services and formulate policy. Smaller countries may find it easier to respond to citizen preferences in a democratic way. Alesina and Spolaore substantiate their analysis with simple analytical models that show how the patterns of globalization, international conflict, and democratization of the last two hundred years can explain patterns of state formation. Their aim is not only "normative" but also "positive" -- that is, not only to compute the optimal size of a state in theory but also to explain the phenomenon of country size in reality. They argue that the complexity of real world conditions does not preclude a systematic analysis, and that such an analysis, synthesizing economics, political science, and history, can help us understand real world events.
LC Classification Number
JC364.A39 2003
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