Patriarchal Hierarchy: Market Capitalism and Production in Afghanistan

The book examines the reconstruction of Afghanistan's economy during the US and international occupation, focusing on resource allocation by private individuals in manufacturing activities and analysing market-oriented policy. It highlights the role of socially contingent knowledge and its limitations and possibilities in private resource allocation, raising important questions and dealing with problems relevant to contemporary debates in economics and political economy of development.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 327 pages
Publication date: 05 May 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The book titled "Reconstructing Afghanistan's Economy during the US and International Occupation (2001-2021): An Institutionalist Framework" examines the reconstruction of Afghanistan's economy during the US and international occupation of the country between 2001 and 2021. The book applies an institutionalist framework and relies on extensive empirical data to analyze resource allocation by private individuals in manufacturing activities. The book focuses on the market-oriented policy adopted during this period to highlight its suitability in such a context for achieving relatively better and more productive resource allocation. The book underscores the role of "socially contingent knowledge" in private resource allocation, particularly when the private sector's involvement is fledgling. It highlights the limitations and possibilities that this feature entails. The book raises important questions and deals with problems that are relevant to contemporary debates in economics and political economy of development.

Weight: 455g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030984090
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022