Working Paper 9. Insitutions and social structures: some clarifications

Fleetwood, Steve

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to continue the important task of clarifying two terms that are central to a great deal of social science, but often mired in confusion, namely, ‘institutions’ and ‘social structures’. The opening part of the paper uses recent insights in contemporary sociological and (Institutional) economic theory to explore the similarities between social structures and institutions, especially in the relation between them as a couple, and human agents.

• Working Paper Type: Working Paper
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2008
• Deposit Date: Mar 23, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 7, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: social science, institution, social structure
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1018502
• Publisher URL: http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/bbs/research/cesr/workingpapers.aspx
• Contract Date: Nov 7, 2016