The Punjab Revenue Authority: Meeting the challenges of a new institution

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)...

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Published inPublic administration and development Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 78 - 88
Main Authors Raudla, Ringa, Bashir, Mohsin, Douglas, James W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.05.2019
Subjects
Authority
Challenges
Founding
institutional change
Institutionalism
Institutions
new institutions
Rational choice
Revenue
revenue authorities
semiautonomous revenue authorities
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0271-2075
1099-162X
DOI:10.1002/pad.1845