Artikel
Understanding the rural third sector: insights from Veblen and Bogdanov
Purpose: Despite the worldwide importance of third sector organizations in rural areas, the theoretical connection between the third sector and rural development remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical explanation of why and how third sector organizations contribute to rural development. Design/methodology/approach: The paper builds upon the institutional economics of Thorstein Veblen and the tektology of Alexander Bogdanov. Tektology is used as an instrument to bring Veblenian criticism of pecuniary culture to bear on the explanation of the rural third sector. Findings: Based on the tektological law of systems divergence, the Veblenian pecuniary‐industrial dichotomy and rural‐urban disparities are shown to be interrelated evolutionary consequences of pecuniary culture. Third sector organizations' contribution to rural development is explained in terms of the tektological notion of counter‐differentiation. Applied to pecuniary culture, counter‐differentiation involves attenuating its basic ingredients, such as private ownership and pecuniary motivation. This is achieved through third sector organizations' characteristics such as profit appropriation constraint and nonpecuniary goal orientation, respectively. Originality/value: The paper identifies the institutional economics implications of the general systems theory and utilizes these implications to inform the research on the internationally relevant problem of rural development.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Journal: Kybernetes ; ISSN: 0368-492X ; Volume: 41 ; Year: 2012 ; Issue: 1/2 ; Pages: 177-188 ; Bingley: Emerald
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Thema
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systems theory
rural economies
third sector
rural development
tektology
institutional economics
Veblen
Bogdanov
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Valentinov, Vladislav
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Emerald
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Bingley
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2012
- DOI
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doi:10.1108/03684921211213016
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- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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- Artikel
Beteiligte
- Valentinov, Vladislav
- Emerald
Entstanden
- 2012
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