Ledeneva, A;
Efendic, A;
(2021)
The rules of the game in transition: how informal institutions work in South East Europe.
In: Douarin, E and Havrylyshyn, O, (eds.)
The Palgrave Handbook of Comparative Economics.
(pp. 811-845).
Palgrave Macmillan, Cham: London, UK.
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Abstract
This chapter reviews the literature on the interaction of formal and informal institutions and undertakes empirical tests for the validity of claims about the substitutive role of informal institutions. We address two questions: ‘what works when the formal institutions do not?’ and ‘to what extent do formal institutions constitute real constraints in South East European societies, characterised by strong hold of personalised trust and reliance on personal connections.’ To answer these questions, we analyse survey data from eight countries of South East Europe (SEE). When formal rules fail to be effective, social norms of reliance on ‘trusted people and connections’ predominate as a default option, alongside the complexity of factors surrounding the workings of informal networks that channel and enable such interactions.
| Type: | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Title: | The rules of the game in transition: how informal institutions work in South East Europe |
| ISBN-13: | 978-3-030-50887-6 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-50888-3_31 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50888-3_31 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Formal institutions, Informal institutions, Rules, Constraints, Trust, Informal networks, South East Europe |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > SSEES |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10100374 |
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