An institution is a humanly devised structure of rules and norms that shape and constrain social behavior. [1][2][3][4] All definitions of institutions generally entail that there is a level of persistence and continuity. [5] . Laws, rules, social conventions and norms are all examples of institutions. [6] . More @Wikipedia
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