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(Re)establishing Institutions as Tradition. A fieldwork-based analysis of Obște commons management institutions

open access: yesMartor, 2017
The Obște is the entity which manages the commons held by the villagers or by lineage groups in a communal form of property in the historical regions known as Walachia and Moldavia.
David Diaconu
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Institutional Theories and Public Institutions. [PDF]

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This chapter covers the evolution of institutional theory and its application to public adminsitrations in the last 20 years. It discusses the various streams, their reseach agendas and their contributions, but also their limits to add value to knowledge.
Jean-Claude Thoenig
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Understanding informal institutions: Networks and communities in rural development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
A major theme within the literature on rural development is that the particular mix of formal and informal institutions present in any situation is a key determinant of development outcomes.
High, Chris   +2 more
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Political Economy : Variability and Consistency in the Development of Worker Owned Cooperatives [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The relationship between worker cooperatives and their social and economic environment has sparked interest among the sociological community for the contradictions and harmony typical of these interactions. However, these studies do not examine how firm
Ramon, Cris
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Connections Matter: Family Centers and German Social Policy

open access: yesSocial Work and Society, 2018
German social policy has promoted family centers for the past decade, and in that period they have spread considerably. At first glance, this development suggests that contemporary social policy in Germany is implementing new services to support families
Onno Husen, Philipp Sandermann
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