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  • 7.3 Towards Effective Development

    December 19, 2022 · 4 min

    7.3 Towards Effective Development"The approach outlined here benefits scholars and practitioners alike. For scholars, it provides new insights into studies of both the state and social forces. Studies that focus solely on the impact of…

  • 7.2.3 Methodological Challenges and Opportunities

    December 19, 2022 · 3 min

    7.2.3 Methodological Challenges and Opportunities"This approach has methodological implications as well. It raises new measurement challenges. Given the value of social institutions and the subnational variation across them, it implies a…

  • 7.2.2 Unanswered Questions

    December 19, 2022 · 4 min

    7.2.2 Unanswered Questions"This perspective also raises a number of questions that require future research. Some questions are familiar, although they generally have been reserved for the state: how do the familiar dimensions of states…

  • 7.2.1 Initial Expectations

    December 19, 2022 · 2 min

    7.2.1 Initial Expectations"The answer to the question of which arenas of authority are relevant to the issue at hand is less obvious than it may appear. Actions often have multiple meanings: voting for a candidate is an act of choosing a…

  • 7.2 Charting the Path Forward

    December 19, 2022 · 1 min

    7.2 Charting the Path Forward"A framework that takes arenas of authority and social institutions into account prompts analysts and practitioners to ask a number of questions: which arenas of authority matter for the issue at hand? How do…

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  • 7.1 Defining Arenas and Social Institutions

    December 19, 2022 · 3 min

    7.1 Defining Arenas and Social Institutions"Taking the competing arenas of authority and social institutions that affect individuals’ decisions into account requires that they be well defined. These are not merely the residuals, defined by…

  • 7 Conclusion

    December 19, 2022 · 3 min

    7 Conclusion"The dominant perspective on governance and development has privileged the state. Definitionally, scholars and practitioners often ascribe the state dominance over all other social organizations. Intellectually, scholars…

  • 6.4 Implication: The Role and Development of (Non-)State Institutions

    December 19, 2022 · 2 min

    6.4 Implication: The Role and Development of (Non-)State Institutions"Electoral rules, administrative boundaries, and political parties are often viewed as state-based institutions; yet, as the aforementioned examples illustrate…

  • 6.3 Political Parties

    December 19, 2022 · 4 min

    6.3 Political Parties"Arenas of authority and social institutions also affect the development of political parties and party systems. As with electoral rules, scholars and practitioners primarily view political parties and party systems in…

  • 6.2 Administrative Boundary-Drawing

    December 19, 2022 · 3 min

    6.2 Administrative Boundary-Drawing"Arenas of authority outside the state, and social institutions within them, affect the development of administrative boundaries as well. Administrative boundaries are often drawn along tribal or…

  • 6.1 Electoral Rules

    December 19, 2022 · 7 min

    6.1 Electoral Rules"Electoral rules are conventionally viewed as political institutions that influence engagement and representation. They are the outcomes of negotiations in which political actors are centre stage. Taking this approach…

  • 6 Reconsidering ‘State’ Institutions

    December 19, 2022 · 2 min

    6 Reconsidering ‘State’ Institutions"A perspective that overlooks competing arenas of authority and associated social institutions not only fails to understand how these forces affect politics and development, but also to make sense of…

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Everyday Choices: The Role of Competing Authorities and Social Institutions in Politics and Development AbstractScholars and practitioners seek development solutions through the engineering and strengthening of state institutions. Yet, the state is not the only or often even the primary arena shaping how citizens, service providers, and state officials engage in actions that constitute politics and development. These individuals are members of religious orders, ethnic communities, and other groups that make claims about them, creating incentives that shape their actions. Recognizing how individuals experience these claims and view the choices before them is essential to understanding political processes and development outcomes. Taking an institutional approach, this Element explains how the salience of arenas of authority associated with various communities and the nature of social institutions within them affect politics and development. It establishes a framework of politics and development that allows for knowledge accumulation, guides future research, and can facilitate effective programming. This title is also available as OpenAccess on Cambridge Core.    Keywords: development, social institutions, political behaviour, authority, service provision Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.