Healing Sick Institutions
ResearchPosted on rand.org 1998Published in: The Political Dimension of Economic Growth: Proceedings of the IEA Conference held in San Jose, Costa Rica, Silvio Borner and Martin Paldam (eds.) (St. Martin's Press, 1998), Chapter 19, p. 335-347
The author distinguishes inefficient institutions that do not fulfill their purported aims of service delivery, fair judgment, and efficient allocation, from sick institutions, characterized by weak information, ineffective incentives, and chronic shirking and malfeasance.
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- Copyright: St. Martin's Press
- Availability: Non-RAND
- Year: 1998
- Pages: 7
- Document Number: EP-199800-06
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