The rational choice controversy : economic models of politics reconsidered / edited by Jeffrey Friedman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Friedman, Jeff (Jeffrey)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Methodology.

Political science.

Rational choice theory.

Physical Description:

307 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Revised paperbound edition.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1996.

Summary:

Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory, a book written by Donald Green and Ian Shapiro and published in 1994, excited much controversy among political scientists and promoted a dialogue that was printed in a double issue of the journal Critical Review in 1995. This new book reproduces thirteen essays from that journal written by senior scholars in the field, along with an introduction by the editor of the journal, Jeffrey Friedman, and a rejoinder to the essays by Green and Shapiro. The scholars - who include John Ferejohn, Morris P. Fiorina, Stanley Kelley, Jr., Robert E. Lane, Peter C. Ordeshook, Norman Schofield, and Kenneth A. Shepsle - criticize, agree with, or build on Green and Shapiro's critique. Together the essays provide an interesting and accessible way of focusing on completing approaches to the study of politics and the social sciences.

Notes:

"Originally published 1995 (as Critical Review, Vol. 9, Nos. 1-2) by Critical Review Foundation"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-300) and index.

ISBN:

0300068212

OCLC:

34623675