A SERIES ON THE NEW INSTITUTIONALISM AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION<subtitle>The New Institutionalism And Public Administration: An Overview</subtitle>
本文概述了过去二十年社会科学中制度研究的兴起，探讨了制度如何影响社会互动与结果，对公共行政、政治学、社会学等领域的学者有参考价值。
Several significant developments in the social sciences have taken place in the last two decades with potentially far-reaching implications for the study of public administration. Foremost among these developments is the increasing interest in and analysis of institutions. The concern about how institutions affect social interactions and outcomes has drawn attention in political science, sociology, economics, and anthropology as well as in public administration.