The different institutionalisms, as described by the authors are historical institutionalism, rational choice institutionalism, and sociological institutionalism.1 It is thought that these institutionalisms were created in response to the mid-20th century shift in perspective of the sociopolitical outcomes that each institutionalism is involved with. ... Lastly, The next institutionalism is referred to as Sociological Institutionalism, which is concerned with the ways in which the institutions can be impactful for individuals through meaning and substance in the context of political science. S...

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Nevertheless, this discourse has had repercussions in developing new perspectives on development, as post-development arguments have shifted the views on certain aspects of development, including a rapprochement on political economy and cultural analysis. ... In breaking down the component elements of post-development, he questions whether this perspective is truly fruitful and tenable. ... Gibson-Graham point out the misguided perspective of organizations such as the World Bank which views development as uneven, unidirectional and capitalist. ...

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Aidan Foster-Carter's study, Development in Sociology (1993), however, identifies four senses of the word development. These are economic development, which is usually directly linked to economic growth; social development, where the redirection of poverty and inequity are important and an increase in employment necessary; political development, which tends to look at the extent to which a country is considered to be democratic from a Western perspective; and cultural development which relates to the extent to which the existing culture in any one country can be sustained, or whether it m...

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