... of Chinese villages have moderated the performance of various institutions imposed by central governments in Chinese history. A review of institutions adopted by the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Kuomintang regime offers examples of the performance of indigenous institutions in upholding rural China’s...

... a typical example—to develop a sense of constitutional identity. Transcending the internationalised identity is the equally difficult problem of African constitutional designers using Africa’s unique indigenous institutions, values, and principles to develop a distinct constitutional identity. Like Africa’s...

... and sovereign governments—and to discussions about taking indigenous institutions into account. Sometimes “poisonous texts” preclude effective negotiations. Three steps of cultural criticism applied to cultural texts can lead to better understandings and improved intercultural partnerships. Examples...

... as an all-black vehicle for a form of protest that it called “nonviolent goodwill direct action” galvanized around the slogan “We Are Americans, Too.” The demonstrations and rallies occurring in this period suggest that numerous grassroots activists and indigenous institutions such as churches and labor...

... societies endogenous institutions economics of Roman law Roman institutions institutional analysis indigenous institutions private property rights Roman agrarian economy alienability of land A major issue in Roman history concerns the effects that the empire’s political and legal institutions had...