VARIETIES OF NEW INSTITUTIONALISM: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL

@article{citeulike:2769262, abstract = {New institutionalist approaches reflect a common commitment to the significance of institutional arrangements and a common criticism of atomistic accounts of social processes. Beyond these core assumptions, new institutionalism is characterized by a great variety of positions, which are sometimes complementary and sometimes conflicting. The different positions can be captured in six'vignettes': the mythic institution, the efficient institution, the stable institution, the manipulated institution, the disaggregated institution, and the appropriate institution. The vignettes differ in the significance they accord to: formal and informal institutional rules; change and stability within institutions; and the role of rational action and norm-governed behaviour in creating and sustaining institutions. The comparative critical assessment of the vignettes can provide the basis for a multi-theoretic approach to the study of institutions and institutional change.}, author = {Lownpes, Vivien }, citeulike-article-id = {2769262}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.1996.tb00865.x}, journal = {Public Administration}, keywords = {institutionalism}, number = {2}, pages = {181--197}, posted-at = {2008-05-08 09:18:48}, priority = {2}, title = {VARIETIES OF NEW INSTITUTIONALISM: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.1996.tb00865.x}, volume = {74}, year = {1996} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2769262 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2769262 TI - VARIETIES OF NEW INSTITUTIONALISM: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL JF - Public Administration VL - 74 IS - 2 SP - 181 EP - 197 N2 - New institutionalist approaches reflect a common commitment to the significance of institutional arrangements and a common criticism of atomistic accounts of social processes. Beyond these core assumptions, new institutionalism is characterized by a great variety of positions, which are sometimes complementary and sometimes conflicting. The different positions can be captured in six'vignettes': the mythic institution, the efficient institution, the stable institution, the manipulated institution, the disaggregated institution, and the appropriate institution. The vignettes differ in the significance they accord to: formal and informal institutional rules; change and stability within institutions; and the role of rational action and norm-governed behaviour in creating and sustaining institutions. The comparative critical assessment of the vignettes can provide the basis for a multi-theoretic approach to the study of institutions and institutional change. KW - institutionalism AU - Lownpes, Vivien PY - 1996/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.1996.tb00865.x ER -