Abstract:

A focus on institutions is shared by Régulation Theory and Institutional Economics although each holds a different view of the organization of the capitalist economy. It is argued that, despite the lack of definitional clarity of the term “institution,” Régulation Theory provides “institutional insights” which could be usefully deployed by Institutional Economics. It is also posited that both heterodox traditions should more explicitly conceive of institutions to account for phenomena that transcend national borders, and to render explicit the social ontology underpinning an institution’s conceptualization, otherwise the methodological usefulness of this analytical construct to elucidate social reality is reduced.

摘要：

监管理论和制度经济学都关注制度，尽管他们对资本主义经济的组织持有不同的看法。有人认为，尽管“制度”一词缺乏明确的定义，但监管理论提供了“制度洞察力”，可以被制度经济学有用地部署。还假定这两种异端传统都应该更明确地设想制度来解释超越国界的现象，并明确支持制度概念化的社会本体论，否则这种分析结构在阐明社会现实方面的方法论效用会降低。