Normative Analysis of Instituted Processes

F. Gregory Hayden
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F. Gregory Hayden: University of Nebraska

A chapter in Institutional Analysis and Praxis, 2009, pp 103-120 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter refines and formalizes the normative concepts of duty and obligation consistent with the ideas of institutional economics. To do so, deontic logic and normative system philosophy is utilized in order to formalize a methodology that enhances normative description, empirical investigation, and decision making. This formalization assumes the normative sets of social, technological, and ecological criteria as expressed in the social fabric matrix, and is grounded in the concepts of prohibition, obligation, and permission as emphasized by Karl Polanyi and John R. Commons. The deontic system necessary for a society to integrate authority and processing institutions to create and fulfill normative criteria through rules, regulations, and requirements is developed in a temporal setting. This explanation does not suggest that real-world normative systems are harmonious or continuous, or that they maintain commonality of normative criteria, avoid excess or inadequate redundancy, and are without gaps and conflict. In fact, it is quite to the contrary. The explanation is structured so studies can be completed to find the gaps, discontinuity, disharmony, and conflicts. Given the fragility of the modern world, analytical tools that assist in this task are of paramount concern.

Keywords: Ecological System; Normative System; Normative Description; Deontic Logic; Normative Rule (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-88741-8_7

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