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The Third Function of Law Is to Transform Cultural Categories

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dc.contributor.authorHoff, Karla
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, James
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-07T19:33:27Z
dc.date.available2019-08-07T19:33:27Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.description.abstractHow does law change society? In the rational actor model, law affects behavior only by changing incentives and information -- the command and coordination function of law. Under the view that humans are social animals, law is also a guidepost for social norms that regulate behavior -- the expressive function of law. This paper proposes a third function of law—the schematizing function -- based on cognitive research that shows that individuals cannot think without categories. Law makes possible new kinds of exemplars, role models, and social interactions that give people prototypes that transform the categories they use, thereby reframing their options and influencing their behavior. This paper illustrates the schematizing power of law with examples from field and natural experiments. Like the one-two punch in a boxing match, the command and schematizing functions of law together can change society in situations where the command function alone would be ineffective or backfire.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489991565093510423/The-Third-Function-of-Law-Is-to-Transform-Cultural-Categories
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8954
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/32206
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8954
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectBEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectFRAMING EFFECTS
dc.subjectCULTURE
dc.subjectLEGITIMACY
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectLAW
dc.titleThe Third Function of Law Is to Transform Cultural Categoriesen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2019-08-06
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489991565093510423/The-Third-Function-of-Law-Is-to-Transform-Cultural-Categories
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8954
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-8954
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okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicLaw and Development::Human Rights
okr.topicLaw and Development::Judicial System Reform
okr.topicLaw and Development::Law and Gender
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Cohesion
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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