Do social systems depend on more than formal constraints, technologies and preferences? In which way does human interaction differ from biological-evolutionary theories of strategic behavior and selection?
In which way are norms and beliefs on the one hand, compatible with specific types of institutions and how do both sides of human behavior (informal and formal) together shape human cooperation and competition?
Discovering interrelations between economies and different underlying social systems, may help to better understand collective behavior and economic organisation, increase the effectiveness of development and transition policy and improve our understanding of destructive rent seeking and social conflicts.