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The Punjab Revenue Authority: Meeting the challenges of a new institution
Author(s) -
Raudla Ringa,
Bashir Mohsin,
Douglas James W.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.1845
Subject(s) - institutionalism , institution , new institutionalism , face (sociological concept) , revenue , function (biology) , sociology , public administration , historical institutionalism , political science , economics , politics , social science , law , finance , biology , evolutionary biology
Summary New institutions generally face many challenges that can inhibit their ability to succeed. The institutionalist literature can serve as a guide, informing important actors of the challenges they are likely to face when founding a new institution. We examine the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) in Pakistan to assess the extent to which the challenges posited by the various streams of institutionalism surfaced as real problems that leaders in Punjab Province had to deal with when establishing the PRA. We found that rational choice institutionalism, historical institutionalism, and sociological institutionalism all identified problems that the PRA had to address. We conclude that the PRA's early successes are a function of its ability to navigate these challenges effectively.