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Rationality, institutions, and economic methodology / edited by Uskali Maki, Bo Gustafsson & Christian Knudsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Economics as social theory.
- Economics as social theory
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Institutional economics.
- Economics--Methodology.
- Economics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (330 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Looks at ways to increase the scope and power of institutional economics. Different approaches to economic methodology are considered and the broader notions of rationality offered by institutional economics are discussed.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; ECONOMICS WITH INSTITUTIONS: AGENDA FOR METHODOLOGICAL ENQUIRY; ECONOMIC METHODOLOGY: RATIONALE, FOUNDATIONS, PROSPECTS; POPPER AND LAKATOS IN ECONOMIC METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL THEORIES OF SCIENCE AND THE FATE OF INSTITUTIONALISM IN ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION, RULE-FOLLOWING, AND THE METHODOLOGY OF SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM, PERFECT RATIONALITY AND THE PROBLEM OF SELF-REFERENCE IN ECONOMICS; RATIONAL CHOICE, RULE-FOLLOWING AND INSTITUTIONS: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE
- INSTITUTIONAL STABILITY AND CHANGE IN SCIENCE AND THE ECONOMYEVOLUTION AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: ON THE NATURE OF SELECTION IN BIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS; INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; MODELLING RATIONALITY, INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES IN ECONOMIC THEORY
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-87328-X
- 1-134-87329-8
- 0-429-23081-8
- 0-203-39658-8
- 1-280-05564-2
- 0-203-39280-9
- 9780429230813
- OCLC:
- 437081976
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