1. Introduction Since the mid-1980s, discussions over what kind of institutional arrangements account for sustainable resource use have undergone a remarkable change. The shift has occurred in part as a response to developments in the field of non-cooperative game theory political scientists, and rural sociologists among others have contributed to this burgeoning literature. This body of empiri...

This article proposes an institutional analysis of modern capitalist economies. It argues that the institutional dimension is crucial if one wants to account for the coexistence of different types of modern developed economies, characterised by substantially different institutional structures. It explains why no generalised pattern of convergence towards the same economic model should be expect...

This paper examines the politics of EU risk governance in relation to human material. It is argued that the political context has informed the way in which risks in relation to various types of human material have come to be defined as policy problems at EU level. In turn, this has influenced the design and/or persistence of institutional arrangements to manage such problems. It is further argu...

PURPOSE Due to population aging, the need for long-term institutional care is increasing. We study the potentially modifiable sociodemographic factors that affect the rate of entry into and exit from long-term care. DESIGN AND METHODS A 40% sample from the population registration data of Finns aged 65 and older living in private households at the end of 1997 (n = 280,722) was followed for fir...

This paper uses new institutional economics to support strategic analysis in industries, where the production of goods and, services requires the pooling of the assets of several firms. The type of assets owned by these firms has an impact on their bargaining power; this consequently influences the firms' ability to be involved in specific organizational arrangements. With the objective of conc...

BACKGROUND The past 30 years have seen major changes in the living arrangements of older people and in long-term care policy in England and Wales. Co-resident family care and institutional care can be alternatives for seriously disabled older people, so changes in the availability of either may affect demands for the other. AIMS To analyse changes in older people's living arrangements in thre...

The relationship between institutional change and entrepreneurship is poorly understood. We build the theory in this area by tracing institutional change in the US electric power industry over a 40-year period. Our analysis shows that environmental jolts mobilize actors to reformulate institutions, resulting in increased entrepreneurial opportunity. When the institutional environment is stable,...

Policy implementation is a formative stage of the policy process. It determines policy's form and effect while also lying at intersection politics, policy, public. takes place within given institutional setting requires specific structure organization to conduct it both which allocate decision power mint roles in Nevertheless, current literature tends overlook arrangements as structures influen...