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Institutions and social conflict

A thorough critique of theories of institutional change followed by the development of a new theory emphasising the role of distributional conflict in the emergence of social institutions
Print Book, English, 1992
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], 1992
xiii, 234 pages ; 24 cm.
9780521420525, 9780521421898, 0521420520, 0521421896
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Introduction
The primary importance of distributional conflict
Institutions and strategic choice : information, sanctions, and social expectations
The spontaneous emergence of social institutions : contemporary theories of institutional change
The spontaneous emergence of social institutions : a bargaining theory of emergence and change
Stability and change : conflicts over formal institutions
Conclusion