TY  - JOUR
AB  - Interest in developing institutional explanations of political and economic behavior has blossomed among social scientists since the early 1980s. Three intellectual perspectives are now prevalent: rational choice theory, historical institutionalism and a new school of organizational analysis. This paper summarizes, compares and contrasts these views and suggests ways in which cross‐fertilization may be achieved. Particular attention is paid to how the insights of organizational analysis and historical institutionalism can be blended to provide fruitful avenues of research and theorizing, especially with regard to the production, adoption, and mobilization of ideas by decision makers.
VL  - 17
IS  - 7/8
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/eb013316
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb013316
AU  - Campbell John L.
PY  - 1997
Y1  - 1997/01/01
TI  - RECENT TRENDS IN INSTITUTIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
T2  - International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 15
EP  - 56
Y2  - 2024/04/16
ER  -