Making a Market: The Institutional Transformation of an African Society (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)

In Making a Market, Jean Ensminger analyses the process by which the market was introduced into the economy of a group of Kenyan pastoralists. This case study points out the importance of understanding the roles of ideology and bargaining power - in addition to pure economic forces, such as changing relative prices - in shaping market institutions.Jean Ensminger is the author of 'Making a Market: The Institutional Transformation of an African Society (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)', published 1992 under ISBN 9780521420600 and ISBN 0521420601.