The Cultural Roots of Effective Institutions

In many countries, the resistances that obstruct the setting-up of development-enhancing forms of governance are problematic. In many cases, these resistances are linked to firmly anchored beliefs that have to do with to the proper ways of acting i...

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Main Authors:	Philippe d’Iribarne, Henry, Alain
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	GOVERNANCE INDICATOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE culture institutions labor market modernization decentralization corruption
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/493941487585884137/World-development-report-2017-The-cultural-roots-of-effective-institutions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26208

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spelling	okr-10986-262082021-04-23T14:04:33Z The Cultural Roots of Effective Institutions Philippe d’Iribarne Henry, Alain GOVERNANCE INDICATOR PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICES INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE culture institutions labor market modernization decentralization corruption In many countries, the resistances that obstruct the setting-up of development-enhancing forms of governance are problematic. In many cases, these resistances are linked to firmly anchored beliefs that have to do with to the proper ways of acting in society. For many years, much was expected from a cultural modernization that was to bring about a radical change in attitudes and beliefs. But in many places, the positive behavioral changes observed seem to relate more to making the most of the potentialities inherent to the cultures concerned. This paper begins in analyzing how the appeal of such positive potentialities has materialized in the countries that served as the laboratories of modernity. The second part is grounded in observations made in emerging countries, identifying modern institutional systems that best take advantage of the cultural context. This paper shown that successful organizations make good creative use of the local cultural context. 2017-03-06T22:57:28Z 2017-03-06T22:57:28Z 2015-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/493941487585884137/World-development-report-2017-The-cultural-roots-of-effective-institutions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26208 English en_US World Development Report Background Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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description	In many countries, the resistances that obstruct the setting-up of development-enhancing forms of governance are problematic. In many cases, these resistances are linked to firmly anchored beliefs that have to do with to the proper ways of acting in society. For many years, much was expected from a cultural modernization that was to bring about a radical change in attitudes and beliefs. But in many places, the positive behavioral changes observed seem to relate more to making the most of the potentialities inherent to the cultures concerned. This paper begins in analyzing how the appeal of such positive potentialities has materialized in the countries that served as the laboratories of modernity. The second part is grounded in observations made in emerging countries, identifying modern institutional systems that best take advantage of the cultural context. This paper shown that successful organizations make good creative use of the local cultural context.
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author	Philippe d’Iribarne Henry, Alain
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title	The Cultural Roots of Effective Institutions
title_short	The Cultural Roots of Effective Institutions
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The Cultural Roots of Effective Institutions

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