Institution

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Definition

Institution. An established law, custom, usage, practice, organisation, or other element in the political or social life of a people [1].

More broadly, institutions are the arrangements that govern collective undertakings, including legal entities like the modern firm, communitarian associations, markets, rural networks, households and governments.

References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 2020