New institutions generally face many challenges that can inhibit their ability to succeed. The institutionalist literature can serve as a guide, informing important actors of the challenges they are likely to face when founding a new institution. We examine the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) in Pakistan to assess the extent to which the challenges posited by the various streams of institutionalism surfaced as real problems that leaders in Punjab Province had to deal with when establishing the PRA. We found that rational choice institutionalism, historical institutionalism, and sociological institutionalism all identified problems that the PRA had to address. We conclude that the PRA's early successes are a function of its ability to navigate these challenges effectively.

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旁遮普省税务局：应对新机构的挑战

新机构通常面临许多挑战，这些挑战可能会抑制其成功的能力。制度主义文献可以作为指导，告知重要的行为者建立新机构时可能面临的挑战。我们研究了巴基斯坦的旁遮普省税收管理局（PRA），以评估在旁遮普省领导人建立PRA时必须应对的实际问题中，各种制度主义构成的挑战所浮出的程度。我们发现理性选择制度主义，历史制度主义和社会学制度主义都确定了PRA必须解决的问题。我们得出的结论是，PRA的早期成功取决于其有效应对这些挑战的能力。