Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in ‘Fragile’ Societies : Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications
The capacity to act collectively is not just a matter of groups sharing interests, incentives and values (or being sufficiently small), as standard economic theory predicts, but a prior and shared understanding of the constituent elements of proble...
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okr-10986-34712021-04-23T14:02:10Z Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in ‘Fragile’ Societies : Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications Gauri, Varun Woolcock, Michael Desai, Deval ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADJUDICATION ANTHROPOLOGY ANTI-CORRUPTION ARTS BASIC BASIC SERVICE BELIEF SYSTEMS BELIEFS BRIDE BURNING CASTLE CHURCH CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL WAR COLLAPSES COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPTION CRIME CULTURAL BACKGROUND CULTURAL HERITAGE CULTURES CUSTOM CUSTOMS DANCE DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISSEMINATION DIVERSITY DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC RIGHTS ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EDUCATION FOR GIRLS ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES EQUALITY FAMILY RESOURCES FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION FERTILITY FORMULATION OF STRATEGIES FREE PRESS GAME THEORY GEOGRAPHY HISTORIANS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN ACTIVITY HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN CULTURES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN SOCIETIES ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT INCOME INDIVIDUALS INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL RULES INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIARY JUSTICE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOVEMENTS LAWS LEARNING LEGAL STATUS LIMITED LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS LITERATURE LOCAL COMMUNITY MARKET ECONOMY MEDIA MENTAL HEALTH MODERN MEDICINE MORTALITY MUTUAL RECOGNITION NATIONAL EFFORTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES NEWS RELEASE NUMBER OF CHILDREN OUTPUTS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES PARTNERSHIP PEACE PERCEPTIONS PERFORMANCES PHILOSOPHY PLURALISM POLICE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICIANS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO RAPE RELIGIOUS GROUPS RENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RULE OF LAW RULE OF RECOGNITION RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SANCTION SCHOOLS SERVANTS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL CONFLICT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PRACTICES SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIETIES SOCIETY SPECIALIZATION STAKEHOLDER STOCKS STORYTELLING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TELEVISION THEATRE TRADITION TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER UNION UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND UNIVERSITIES VACCINES VIOLENCE WAGES WARS WORLD HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE WORLD POPULATION The capacity to act collectively is not just a matter of groups sharing interests, incentives and values (or being sufficiently small), as standard economic theory predicts, but a prior and shared understanding of the constituent elements of problem(s) and possible solutions. From this standpoint, the failure to act collectively can stem at least in part from relevant groups failing to ascribe a common intersubjective meaning to situations, processes and events. Though this is a general phenomenon, it is particularly salient in countries characterized by societal fragility and endemic conflict. We develop a conceptual account of intersubjective meanings, explain its relevance to development practice and research, and examine its implications for development work related to building the rule of law and managing common pool resources. 2012-03-19T18:03:02Z 2012-03-19T18:03:02Z 2011-06-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110623174557 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3471 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5707 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADJUDICATION ANTHROPOLOGY ANTI-CORRUPTION ARTS BASIC BASIC SERVICE BELIEF SYSTEMS BELIEFS BRIDE BURNING CASTLE CHURCH CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL WAR COLLAPSES COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPTION CRIME CULTURAL BACKGROUND CULTURAL HERITAGE CULTURES CUSTOM CUSTOMS DANCE DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISSEMINATION DIVERSITY DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC RIGHTS ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EDUCATION FOR GIRLS ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES EQUALITY FAMILY RESOURCES FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION FERTILITY FORMULATION OF STRATEGIES FREE PRESS GAME THEORY GEOGRAPHY HISTORIANS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN ACTIVITY HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN CULTURES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN SOCIETIES ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT INCOME INDIVIDUALS INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL RULES INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIARY JUSTICE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOVEMENTS LAWS LEARNING LEGAL STATUS LIMITED LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS LITERATURE LOCAL COMMUNITY MARKET ECONOMY MEDIA MENTAL HEALTH MODERN MEDICINE MORTALITY MUTUAL RECOGNITION NATIONAL EFFORTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES NEWS RELEASE NUMBER OF CHILDREN OUTPUTS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES PARTNERSHIP PEACE PERCEPTIONS PERFORMANCES PHILOSOPHY PLURALISM POLICE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICIANS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO RAPE RELIGIOUS GROUPS RENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RULE OF LAW RULE OF RECOGNITION RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SANCTION SCHOOLS SERVANTS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL CONFLICT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PRACTICES SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIETIES SOCIETY SPECIALIZATION STAKEHOLDER STOCKS STORYTELLING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TELEVISION THEATRE TRADITION TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER UNION UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND UNIVERSITIES VACCINES VIOLENCE WAGES WARS WORLD HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE WORLD POPULATION |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADJUDICATION ANTHROPOLOGY ANTI-CORRUPTION ARTS BASIC BASIC SERVICE BELIEF SYSTEMS BELIEFS BRIDE BURNING CASTLE CHURCH CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL WAR COLLAPSES COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPTION CRIME CULTURAL BACKGROUND CULTURAL HERITAGE CULTURES CUSTOM CUSTOMS DANCE DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISSEMINATION DIVERSITY DIVISION OF LABOR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC RIGHTS ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EDUCATION FOR GIRLS ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES EQUALITY FAMILY RESOURCES FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION FERTILITY FORMULATION OF STRATEGIES FREE PRESS GAME THEORY GEOGRAPHY HISTORIANS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN ACTIVITY HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN CULTURES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN SOCIETIES ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT INCOME INDIVIDUALS INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL RULES INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIARY JUSTICE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOVEMENTS LAWS LEARNING LEGAL STATUS LIMITED LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATIONS LITERATURE LOCAL COMMUNITY MARKET ECONOMY MEDIA MENTAL HEALTH MODERN MEDICINE MORTALITY MUTUAL RECOGNITION NATIONAL EFFORTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATURAL RESOURCES NEWS RELEASE NUMBER OF CHILDREN OUTPUTS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES PARTNERSHIP PEACE PERCEPTIONS PERFORMANCES PHILOSOPHY PLURALISM POLICE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICIANS POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROCUREMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICES RADIO RAPE RELIGIOUS GROUPS RENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPECT RULE OF LAW RULE OF RECOGNITION RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY SANCTION SCHOOLS SERVANTS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL CONFLICT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PRACTICES SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIETIES SOCIETY SPECIALIZATION STAKEHOLDER STOCKS STORYTELLING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TELEVISION THEATRE TRADITION TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER UNION UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND UNIVERSITIES VACCINES VIOLENCE WAGES WARS WORLD HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE WORLD POPULATION Gauri, Varun Woolcock, Michael Desai, Deval Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in ‘Fragile’ Societies : Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5707 |
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The capacity to act collectively is not
just a matter of groups sharing interests, incentives and
values (or being sufficiently small), as standard economic
theory predicts, but a prior and shared understanding of the
constituent elements of problem(s) and possible solutions.
From this standpoint, the failure to act collectively can
stem at least in part from relevant groups failing to
ascribe a common intersubjective meaning to situations,
processes and events. Though this is a general phenomenon,
it is particularly salient in countries characterized by
societal fragility and endemic conflict. We develop a
conceptual account of intersubjective meanings, explain its
relevance to development practice and research, and examine
its implications for development work related to building
the rule of law and managing common pool resources. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Gauri, Varun Woolcock, Michael Desai, Deval |
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Gauri, Varun Woolcock, Michael Desai, Deval |
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Gauri, Varun |
| title |
Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in ‘Fragile’ Societies :
Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications |
| title_short |
Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in ‘Fragile’ Societies :
Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications |
| title_full |
Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in ‘Fragile’ Societies :
Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications |
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Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in ‘Fragile’ Societies :
Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in ‘Fragile’ Societies :
Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications |
| title_sort |
intersubjective meaning and collective action in ‘fragile’ societies :
theory, evidence and policy implications |
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2012 |
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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110623174557 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3471 |
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