About the book: year / This manual is an introduction to the course of institutional economics. In accordance with the established tradition of teaching this discipline, it examines the basic concepts of institutional theory - formal and informal institutions, transaction costs, property rights, contracts; an institutional explanation of the firm and the state is proposed; The problems of institutional development are highlighted. The manual was prepared taking into account the author’s many years of experience in teaching this course for students of the Faculty of Law, while taking into account the specifics of training lawyers, as well as their thinking and perception. For undergraduates, graduate students and teachers of economic specialties.