In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird versucht, die institutionellen Reibungsverluste bei der Regionalisierung von Wirtschafts- und Strukturpolitik näher zu beschreiben und ihre Ursachen mit einer gewissen Plausibilität zu diagnostizieren. Dabei stützt sich die Analyse auf ein zwar detailliertes,...

The widely discussed 'globalization' of economic activities has given rise to a renewed interest in the relations between such tendencies, the nature and demarcation of societies, and the nature and strategies of various actors and organizations within and cross-cutting societies. One approach...

This volume focuses on the relationship between different modes in the emergence, diffusion, maintenance, and/or challenge of social meanings and institutions. The contributions demonstrate the potential of multimodal approaches to advance the design of rigorous methods of analysis for the study...

The notion of microfoundations has received growing interest in neo-institutional theory along with an increasing interest in microfoundational research in disciplines such as strategic management and organizational economics.

Intro -- Microfoundations of Institutions -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Figures -- Tables -- List of Contributors -- About the Contributors -- Arguments and Institutions -- Introduction -- Argumentation Theory -- Argument Structure -- The Toulmin Model of Argument -- Arguments and...

The concepts of practice and institution are of longstanding importance across the social sciences, that have been too disconnected. Bringing together novel theoretical statements and empirical studies that bridge these social worlds, these two volumes provide a major touchstone for scholars...

The concepts of practice and institution are of longstanding importance across the social sciences, that have been too disconnected. Bringing together novel theoretical statements and empirical studies that bridge these social worlds, these two volumes provide a major touchstone for scholars...