path dependency
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpathanddependency
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path
noun[C]
uk/pɑːθ/us/pæθ/
a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something ...
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dependency
noun
uk/dɪˈpen.dən.si/us/dɪˈpen.dən.si/
a situation in which you need something or someone and are unable to continue normally ...
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(Definition ofpathanddependencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Pathdependencymade it difficult to achieve either retrenchment or structural change within the existing budget.
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Herepathdependencytheory, in the generalised form that it is usually invoked, offers little help.
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As far as welfare reforms are concerned, the concept ofpathdependencyconveys two important messages.
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Secondly, following the notion ofpathdependency, there is a distinction between explanations of stability and explanations of change.
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In terms that a historical institutionalist would use, there is a considerable degree ofpathdependencyinvolved here.
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The key idea behindpathdependencyis that, once established, certain courses of policy development can become hard to reverse.
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It also reflects other contextual differences including institutionalpathdependency.
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In addition to constructs such as sense making, embeddedness, and institutions, this contribution builds on the concepts of change andpathdependency.
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The sector approach should give pause for thought to all those who attempt to analyse such phenomena as globalisation andpathdependencyat the level of the so-called nation-state.
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The analysis also sheds light on the process through which institutional arrangements change and the extent to which institutional arrangements can be held to provokepathdependency.
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A key concept ispathdependency: the historical track of a given institution or polity will result in almost inevitable occurrences.
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This highlights the importance of early institutional decisions, which can create strong path dependencies that are not accounted for in "static" rentier theories.
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Yet, at least for semi-strong path dependencies, change would also not be recommended.
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Fourthly, it would not be efficient to change all path dependencies in the law of a particular country.
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