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This chapter moves on from the theme of institutional choice that has preoccupied the previous empirical chapters to explore the issue of institutional change. More specifically, the subject of endogenous contributions to institutional change is explored. As stated in Chapter 2, considering endogenous change is particularly interesting to this study because institutions that govern land rights display clear positive feedback effects. The specific case of land documentation in Kenya is used to illustrate what in Chapter 2 was called the contradictory potential of institutions. By this is meant the ability of the same institution to simultaneously generate forces dedicated to its reinforcement while also spawning and supporting actors that thrive on its subversion.
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This chapter moves on from the theme of institutional choice that has preoccupied the previous empirical chapters to explore the issue of institutional change. More specifically, the subject of endogenous contributions to institutional change is explored. As stated in Chapter 2, considering endogenous change is particularly interesting to this study because institutions that govern land rights display clear positive feedback effects. The specific case of land documentation in Kenya is used to illustrate what in Chapter 2 was called the contradictory potential of institutions. By this is meant the ability of the same institution to simultaneously generate forces dedicated to its reinforcement while also spawning and supporting actors that thrive on its subversion.
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