Building institutional, economic and social capacities through discourse: the role of NGOs in the context of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia

Objective - Industrial development has a significant contribution on the welfare achievement of Mojokerto. However, these achievements have also brought about the negative impact such as environmental degradation. Nonetheless, new institutional economics have developed a theory for the purpose of solving such environmental conflicts and this is called institutional ecological economics. Since resolving environmental problems is dependent on the quality of institutional structures, this research aims to show the role of institutional economic environment in minimizing negative environmental externalities for example, water pollution, in the Mojokerto Regency. Methodology/Technique - This research is qualitative in nature. It uses interviews and observations to collect the data required. For the purpose of illustrating water quality, a table is depicted based on biological and chemical parameters used. The research site is set in Watesnegoro Village, a sub district of Ngoro, Mojokerto Regency, making this a case study. Findings - The findings extracted from this research suggest that (1) Environment governance in the Mojokerto Regency had not effectively reduced water pollution, (2) The internalization of externalities as described in the economic theory was unable to be implemented because of the high transaction cost, (3) There are rent-seeking behaviours in the waste water pollution policy where the corporation and government have a collusion to gain their own interest. Novelty - The outcome of this research indicates that negative externalities on the environment caused by the industry needs to be further studied so as to understand the relationship of industrial activities on the environment. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: Water Pollution, Institutional Ecological Economics, Rent-Seeking, Mojokerto Regency, Indonesia.

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Digital quality: from necessity to opportunity

SHS Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/shsconf/202110604002 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 106 ◽

pp. 04002

Author(s):

Ludmila Shcherbakova ◽

Ludmila Zobova ◽

Elena Evdokimova

Keyword(s):

System Quality ◽

Digital Revolution ◽

Digital Society ◽

Economic Relations ◽

Institutional Economic ◽

Sectoral Structure ◽

Information Accessibility ◽

Cloud Technologies

The article substantiates the systemic quality of digital society as an internal need for digital equality. The basis of the proof is the analysis of new properties of modern information: accessibility (spatial distribution and affordability) and dynamism (increase of its quantity and quality). It is shown that systematic quality is implemented through the production-technical and institutional-economic relations of the digital society thanks to the technologies of the second wave of the digital revolution: open information systems, a comprehensive Internet and big data, cloud technologies and social networks. The article presents the mechanisms changing under the influence of the system quality of the digital society: ensuring management at all levels, forming an optimal sectoral structure, identifying new sources of economic growth, changing the role of an individual in solving the problem of social development. The article summarizes that models, tasks and forms of realization of modern digital policy depend on the degree of implementation of the system quality, i.e. equality.

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Building Institutional, Economic and Social Capacities: The Role of NGOs in the Context of Bosnia–Herzegovina & Serbia

Tourism and Entrepreneurship ◽

10.4324/9780080942728-22 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 238-254

Keyword(s):

Institutional Economic

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“Institutions do matter” vs. “only (formal) institutions matter”

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2019-12-90-110 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 90-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrey E. Shastitko

Keyword(s):

The Other ◽

Institutional Economic ◽

Institutional Approach ◽

The North ◽

Role Of The State ◽

Balance Of Interests ◽

Efficient Resource ◽

The One ◽

Social Orders

This article continues the discussion about the results and prospects of applying the institutional approach to the study of economic development, which was initiated by R. Kapeliushnikov (Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2019, No. 7—8). The focus is on the balance of interests and ideas in the light of economic growth, the question of the existence and protection of property rights in various social orders, taking into account the role of the state, the characteristics of institutions in the light of the problem of efficient resource usage, the refraction of the theory of social orders through the prism of objects left outside of the study by North, Wallis and Weingast, on the one hand, and Acemoglu and Robinson, on the other hand. An assessment of the adequacy of the conclusions regarding the pan-institutional nature of the North et al.’s approach is presented, as well as directions for the development of research in the context of a new institutional economic theory.

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Three Stories about Regional Salience: ‘Regional Worlds’, ‘Political Mobilisation’, and ‘Performativity’.

Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie ◽

10.1515/zfw.2001.0009 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Arnoud Lagendijk

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Production ◽

Policy Making ◽

Knowledge Spillovers ◽

Spatial Dimension ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Political Actors ◽

Institutional Economic ◽

The Third ◽

Spatial Boundedness

AbstractTerritoriality is an important dimension of knowledge production and application. Despite the ethereal nature of the product itself, knowledge is thought to originate from, and be anchored to, particular places. Over the last decades, studies on themes such as Innovation Systems and knowledge spillovers have pointed at and further explored the spatial dimension of knowledge production, suggesting that due to spatial boundedness of knowledge the region presents an essential site for innovation, production and policy-makers. To review this message of regional salience three stories are presented: The first story, the institutional-economic account, features the role of the economy. The second story features political actors and processes, and the way these have promoted and mobilised the region as a significant site of innovation, production and policy-making. The third story focuses on the message of regional salience itself, with as protagonists the authors of the message, namely academics. The conclusion will bring the various stories together, suggesting how the story of performativity bears on the story on political mobilisation, and how both these stories may serve to put the institutional-economic account into perspective.

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Patterns of B Corps Certification: The Role of Institutional, Economic, and Political Resources

Societies ◽

10.3390/soc10030072 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 72

Author(s):

Caddie Putnam Rankin ◽

Todd Lee Matthews

Keyword(s):

Resource Dependence ◽

External Environment ◽

State Level ◽

Resource Dependence Theory ◽

The United States ◽

For Profit ◽

Institutional Economic ◽

Political Resources ◽

Dependence Theory

This paper explores the certification of companies as B Corps from 2007 through 2016, the first 10 years of certification. B Corps are for profit companies that promise to “Be a Force for Good” in our society. Over 2600 companies in over 50 countries are certified as B Corps, responding to demands for higher accountability, ethical behavior, and contributions to their environment and community. We focus here only on B Corps in the United States and analyze a state-level database we have developed of 851 companies that became certified in the first 10 years of certification, between 2007 and 2016. In the paper we ask: What conditions in the macro environment facilitate the spread of B Corps certification? This paper uses the framework of resource dependence theory and institutional theory to explore the diffusion of certification. We hypothesize that institutional, economic, and political resources in the external environment provide conditions that support B Corps certification.

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The role of institutional potential and social entrepreneurship as the main drivers of business opportunity and competitiveness

Uncertain Supply Chain Management ◽

10.5267/j.uscm.2021.10.006 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 101-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P. Eko Prasetyo ◽

Andryan Setyadharma ◽

Nurjannah Rahayu Kistanti

Keyword(s):

Social Entrepreneurship ◽

Economic Systems ◽

Institutional Barriers ◽

Cultural Economic ◽

Business Opportunity ◽

Institutional Economic ◽

Business Opportunities ◽

Basic Concepts ◽

Efficiency And Productivity

Institutional potential plays a key role in creating business opportunities. However, past studies did not emphasize on the consistency and the interaction between institutional and entrepreneurial potential-shaping factors. This research aimed to explore the role of these two aspects in spotting market gaps and encouraging competitiveness. Mixed methods were used, with basic concepts focusing on new institutional economic theory. The results showed that standardization, commercialization, technology, productivity, invention, social capital, and human capital strengthened institutional potential and social entrepreneurship. This created more ventures and encouraged competition. However, there is a need to eliminate institutional barriers to improve the efficiency and productivity of the socio-cultural-economic systems.

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