He operates by informal rules and agreements rather than laws and institutions.

他治理国家靠的是非正式条文和协议，而非法律和制度。

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And the formation and function of informal rules are based on social capital.

而非正式制度形成和作用都是建立在社会资本的基础上。

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"As in Russia, there were laws in Georgia, but then there were informal rules which trumped them," says Mr Sulkhanishvili.

与俄罗斯一样，格鲁吉亚也有法律。但是非正式的规则却凌驾于法律之上。

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He also hopes village forums can agree informal rules to resolve neighbourhood problems.

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He operates by informal rules and agreements rather than laws and institutions.

ECONOMIST: The state of Russia

The solutions are therefore to be found in formal (and informal) rules and regulations to control or eliminate perverse incentives in the market place, and in the governance structures of financial corporations.

ECONOMIST: Economic reasoning