society. Furthermore, these reXect more recent interest in theory and the con-
structed nature of institutions. Finally, Part IV provides four reXections on ‘‘the
state of the art’’ by some of the master practitioners of theWeld.
In hisPense ́es, Joseph Joubert ( 1842 ) advised, ‘‘One of the surest ways of killing a
tree is to lay bare its roots. It is the same with institutions. We must not be too
ready to disinter the origins of those we wish to preserve.’’ We disinter institutions,
not to kill them, but rather to learn from them as repositories of our collective
experience.
For any book on this scale, the editors need help. Rod Rhodes would like to
thank Bob Goodin and Mary Hapel. Sarah Binder would like to thank Alan
Murphy for research assistance. All the editors would like to thank the contributors
for their patience and cooperation when asked to revise their chapters.
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