TY  - JOUR
T1  - Problem Field of Informal Institutions
AU - Tsvetkova, Galina S. AU - Filatova, Anna V. 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 8
SP  - 1705
EP  - 1710
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2016.1705.1710
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.1705.1710
KW  - Informal institutions
KW  -social capital
KW  -economic mentality
KW  -informal
KW  -spontaneous
KW  -anti-institutions
AB  - The study explores methodological approaches to the definition of the basic unit of institutional research institution. Essential characteristics of formal and informal institutions are summarized their common properties and distinctive features are presented. The researchs define informal economic institutions as a spontaneous order of creating economic relationships which allows participants to meet their economic interests through the use of informal networks. The esearchs emphasize that the study of informal institutions should include not only negative but also positive aspects of these phenomena. Problem field of informal institutions should include not only “anti-institutions” but also public goods (social capital). The study examines the contribution of Russian and foreign scientists to the study of informal institutions. It highlights the differences between Russian and foreign informal institutions.
ER  -