Structure, agency and the role of values in processes of institutional change

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1031-1054

  Dolfsma, Wilfred ^a   Verburg, Rudi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Institutional change; Legitimation; Socio cultural values; Structure and agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049153767     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2008.11507201     Document Type: Article

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