And in the past quarter of a century there has been no reliable institution where you can search for a prospective mate, says Bernard Beck, a sociologist at Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois.
With the increased availability of reliable institution specific information, rules could become more adaptable over time.
But what economists almost universally cite as a precondition — a political overhaul that produces effective and reliable institutions that investors trust, and a resilient, diversified economy — so far remains out of reach.
Once an occupying power has to build reliable institutions, train leaders and political parties, and shore up civil society, there goes the dream of a short-lived armed intervention.
Rumours can run especially rampant in China because, even as citizens now have more social space in which to live, the country lacks sufficiently reliable institutions, such as an independent press and judiciary, to play the role of referee.
In countries like Ethiopia, there are no reliable institutions to look after human rights and create checks and balances.
Its value has fluctuated wildly and without many reliable institutions offering consumer-friendly access to the currency, it has remained obscure to mainstream users.
Most studies on prosperous societies point to the existence of predictable and reliable institutions.
Another participant said, "My opinion is that the other researchers should be competent and from reliable institutions and countries.
The next step was that Thailand needed to try to have a reliable and capable institution which could give it a safety net when such a crisis occurred.
The stated goal is to create a reliable ally with strong institutions and a modern, vigorous democracy.
