BASIC METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO DEFINE INSTITUTIONS

The article discusses the main methodological approaches to define institutions. The author points to the importance of institutions for social and economical practices, hence the need to clearly distinguish between economic concepts and categories. The author pointed out that the existence of many different approaches to define institutes has some difficulties. In this article the concept of the institute is examined from the standpoint of the classics of institutionalism (institute as a stereotype thought) and from the point of view of modern literature (institute as a rule or regulation). The author also analyzes the institute in social sciences and social institutions. From the standpoint of the bunch "norm(s) - institute" of existing options to define the notion of institution the author identifies three options: "individualized", "holist" and "duet". The article introduces the concept of media institutions as a set of subjects or systems, isolated nominal and actual carriers. The work produces division institutions on macroeconomic, micro-economic and nano-economic. The author concludes that the interaction of multi-level institutions in general create a total institutional system specific for the society.