Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Why institutional economics -- What is "wrong" with self-financing colleges -- Should city governments administer public water supply -- How best to manage forests and wild life : will it be harmful for Indian tigers if the Chinese eat their tigers? -- What institutions would best support agricultural research? -- Institutions to regulate emigration and immigration -- Why do regulators fail in electricity sector in many developing countries? -- How to address conflicts in fisheries in the developing world? -- Do citizens' actions compensate for the weak enforcement of laws by the state?.