Chapter 5: Institutions as Cryptogams.

Chapter 5 of the book "Cultures Merging: A Historical and Economic Critique of Culture," by Eric L. Jones is presented. It explores the cryptical potential of a number of early institutions in Europe and on how they were able to outgrow their origins and reveal an expansible utility. It discusses the overlaps of culture and institutions by identifying the significant methods for such. The difficulty in changing culture in its formal guise and the effects of value and institution are also noted.