# Why Institutions Matter

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- Book: [Why Institutions Matter](https://www.bookquiver.com/vivien-lowndes/why-institutions-matter) ([Why Institutions Matter.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/vivien-lowndes/why-institutions-matter.md))
- Authors: [Vivien Lowndes](https://www.bookquiver.com/vivien-lowndes)
- Publisher: Red Globe Press
- ISBN: 978-03-3392-954-4
- Pages: 248
- Published: 2013-05-24
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

This important new text provides a broad-ranging introduction to the 'new' institutional theories which have become increasingly influential in recent years and gives an assessment of their application and utility in political analysis.