Therefore, there is a pretty good chance for a return of grand theory, based on the new institutionalism, in the social sciences.

• 拘泥于新制度论的诠释途径（不论对于制度如何定义）都无法全盘地掌握整体的结构。本文的结论是：在决定行为和表现上，结构比制度更为重要。