INSTITUTIONALISM


Meaning of INSTITUTIONALISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -shnə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-nə-ˌli-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1862

1. : emphasis on organization (as in religion) at the expense of other factors

2. : public institutional care of disabled, delinquent, or dependent persons

3. : an economic school of thought that emphasizes the role of social institutions in influencing economic behavior

• in·sti·tu·tion·al·ist -shnə-list, -shə-nə-list noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.