A theory of gradual institutional change

Explaining Institutional Change: Ambiguity, Agency, and Power

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-37

  Mahoney, James ^a   Thelen, Kathleen ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511806414.003     Document Type: Chapter

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