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Politics from anarchy to democracy : rational choice in political science / edited by Irwin L. Morris, Joe A. Oppenheimer, and Karol Edward Soltan.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Methodology.
- Political science.
- Political science--Decision making.
- Rational choice theory.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- " Politics from Anarchy to Democracy offers both a primer in political philosophy and an introduction to rational choice theory, one of the dominant paradigms in political science. Unique in its scope, this volume is both accessible and provocative, and I expect it will have a significant impact on both theory and practice." - Michael C. Munger, Duke University " This volume is an important addition to the rational choice library. It contains an excellent and varied set of chapters on institutional choice, explaining the conditions and development of social institutions, institutional design, and the structures of stable democracy." - Keith Dowding, London School of Economics
- Contents:
- 1. Rational Choice and Politics / Irwin L. Morris, Joe A. Oppenheimer 1
- Part I. From Anarchy to Society 37
- 2. The Rational Foundations of Social Institutions: An Evolutionary Analysis / Jonathan Bendor, Piotr Swistak 43
- 3. The Political Economy of Kinship Societies / Robert H. Bates, Avner Greif, Smita Singh 66
- Part II. Institutional Design 89
- 4. Rational Choice Political Philosophy / Russell Hardin 95
- 5. Constraining Rational Choice / Gary Miller, Dino Falaschetti 110
- 6. Can Political Institutions Improve Citizens' Competence? / Arthur Lupia 132
- Part III. Toward Democracy 157
- 7. Constructing Self-Enforcing Democracy in Spain / Barry R. Weingast 161
- 8. Institutionalizing Constitutional Democracy: The Role of Courts / Jack Knight, Lee Epstein 196
- 9. Rational Choice and Theoretical History / Karol Edward Soltan 215.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0804745838
- 0804745846
- OCLC:
- 53287801
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