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Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in 'fragile' societies : Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications / Varun Gauri
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Gauri, Varun
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Corporate Law.
- Cultural Policy.
- Development Practice.
- Development Work.
- Endemic Conflict.
- Intersubjective Meanings.
- Labor Policies.
- Population Policies.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Public Sector Corruption & Anticorruption Measures.
- Social Development.
- Societal Fragility.
- Local Subjects:
- Corporate Law.
- Cultural Policy.
- Development Practice.
- Development Work.
- Endemic Conflict.
- Intersubjective Meanings.
- Labor Policies.
- Population Policies.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Public Sector Corruption & Anticorruption Measures.
- Social Development.
- Societal Fragility.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (39 pages)
- Other Title:
- Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in 'fragile' societies
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2011
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- The capacity to act collectively is not just a matter of groups sharing interests, incentives and values (or being sufficiently small), as standard economic theory predicts, but a prior and shared understanding of the constituent elements of problem(s) and possible solutions. From this standpoint, the failure to act collectively can stem at least in part from relevant groups failing to ascribe a common intersubjective meaning to situations, processes and events. Though this is a general phenomenon, it is particularly salient in countries characterized by societal fragility and endemic conflict. We develop a conceptual account of intersubjective meanings, explain its relevance to development practice and research, and examine its implications for development work related to building the rule of law and managing common pool resources.
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