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Organizations, Institutions, and the Story of Shmuel: Reflections on the 40th Anniversary of the Law and Society Association

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Howard S. Erlanger
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Extract

Today I would like to speak to you about Organizations, Institutions, and the Story of Shmuel.

Now, I figure everyone here knows what an organization is, and pretty much everyone at least thinks they know what an institution is. But I'm pretty sure you all are wondering, “Who's Shmuel?”

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Presidential Address
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Law & Society Review , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , March 2005 , pp. 1 - 9
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© 2005 Law and Society Association.

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Footnotes

This address was delivered at the Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting, May 29, 2004, in Chicago. Rather than turn it into something other than the lunch address that it was, I have retained its format as a speech and made just a few changes. I am indebted to the twenty LSA members who shared their thoughts anonymously in informal interviews, and to Laurie Edelman, Pam Erlanger, Marc Galanter, David Garland, Mauricio Garcia-Villegas, Laura Beth Nielsen, Ron Pipkin, Konstanze Plett, Red Schwartz, Bette Sikes, Mark Suchman, Dalia Tsuk, and Bob Yegge for their helpful insights and comments.

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