But there are much incredulity and reprobation , whose focus is suspicious of villagers " ability to democratize . but douglas north ' s path dependence theory gives those thoughts an expositive pattern . based on that theory , as an original system choice , the villager autonomy determines 对此，诺斯的制度变迁路径依赖理论提供了一个解释的框架:村民自治这一初始制度形式的选择决定了制度变迁以后可能选择的路径，而制度的报酬递增机制则是该制度进行自我强化的基础。
