For economic agents seeking to organize collectively, opportunism is a central concern–any
invasion by opportunistic agents can threaten an organization's viability. To understand how …

Analytical sociology is a sociological approach whose advocates share two methodological
doctrines: sociology should be a rigorous discipline and focus on action-based explanations …

Recent contributions to network infrastructures pay increasing attention to the key role of
'intermediate'or 'meso-institutions' linking the level at which rules and norms are established …

В статье подвергаются критике устойчивые стереотипы о современном состоянии и
логике развития институциональной экономики. Эти стереотипы основаны на …

That “institutions matter” has become a mantra among economists. It has not always been
so. For a long time, the conventional wisdom considered institutions as exogenous …

This article is about the critical role played by intermediate institutions, coined “meso-
institutions,” in the implementation of regulation. Building on recent theoretical contributions …

The safe system approach is considered the best practice. Different international
organizations highly recommend the implementation of such an approach to significantly …

Urban food markets are essential channels of food distribution and spaces of social
interaction where COVID-19 could be easily transmitted. The Peruvian government used …

People incur transaction costs fitting their organizational arrangements into their
surrounding property rights system. This paper analyzes organizational adaption to …

Regulatory failure is common in network industries, hence the concerted efforts to introduce
reforms across the different industries in South Africa and other jurisdictions. South Africa's …