Informal institutions : how social norms help or hinder development / edited by Johannes Jütting ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jütting, Johannes.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre

Series:

Development Centre studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Social institutions.

Sex discrimination.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

How social norms help or hinder development

Place of Publication:

Paris : Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, [2007]

Summary:

Informal institutions -- family and kinship structures, traditions, and social norms -- not only matter for development, but they are often decisive factors in shaping policy outcomes in environments of weak states and poor governance structures. Based on concrete examples in the areas of gender equality, governance and private sector development, this book advocates a pragmatic way of dealing with informal institutions. Neither the "romantic preservationist" nor the "bulldozing modernizer" approach promises an adequate solution. Incorporating informal institutions in development strategies -- whether by taking advantage of them in their existing state, by seeking to optimize their impact or by providing incentives to change them -- will be instrumental in improving development outcomes, including achieving the Millennium Development Goals.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Informal institutions: friend or foe of development?

Informal institutions in three key areas of development: gender equality, governance and private sector development

What have we learned and what can we do?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789264039063

9264039066

OCLC:

180929692