Understanding Institutional Weakness
Author | : Daniel M. Brinks |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 75 |
Release | : 2019-06-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 1108738885 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781108738880 |
Rating | : 4/5 (880 Downloads) |
Download or read book Understanding Institutional Weakness written by Daniel M. Brinks and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element introduces the concept of institutional weakness, arguing that weakness or strength is a function of the extent to which an institution actually matters to social, economic or political outcomes. It then presents a typology of three forms of institutional weakness: insignificance, in which rules are complied with but do not affect the way actors behave; non-compliance, in which state elites either choose not to enforce the rules or fail to gain societal cooperation with them; and instability, in which the rules are changed at an unusually high rate. The Element then examines the sources of institutional weakness.