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The Shaping of Social Organization: Social Rule System Theory with Applications by Tom R Burns, Helena Flam (Paperback, 1990)

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"The Shaping of Social Organization" introduces a new theory - social rule system theory - and applies it to the analysis of major institutions of modern social life. It clarifies the principles behind their formation, maintenance and transformation.

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The Shaping of Social Organization introduces a new theory - social rule system theory - and applies it to the analysis of major institutions of modern social life. The book presents social rule system theory as a framework with which to investigate these institutions. It clarifies the principles behind their formation, maintenance and transformation. The book draws on a wide range of case studies: from artificial insemination to energy forecasting and administration. It provides insights into wage negotiation systems, the emergence of informal rule systems, and the multiple sources of social and structural incoherence in modern societies. It advances a distinctive approach to the study of actor-structure dynamics, placing itself in a tradition developed by major thinkers such as Webber, Giddens and Harre.