Rational Choice Controversy Economic Models of Politics Reconsidered

Name: Rational Choice Controversy Economic Models of Politics Reconsidered
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ISBN: 9780300068214

ISBN-10: 0300068212

ISBN-13: 9780300068214

Edition: 1996

Authors: Jeffrey Friedman

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Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory, by Green and Shapiro, excited much controversy among political scientists. This is a collection of 13 essays which criticise, agree with, or build on the issues raised by Green and Shapiro's critique.

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List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/25/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 0.55" wide x 0.85" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Introduction: Economic Approaches to Politics



The Secret Existence of Expressive Behavior



Rational Choice Theory's Mysterious Rivals



Rational Choice and the Role of Theory in Political Science



Unification, Universalism, and Rational Choice Theory



Rational Choice, Empirical Contributions, and the Scientific Enterprise



The Promise and Limitations of Rational Choice Theory



What Rational Choice Explains



The Poverty of Green and Shapiro



Rational Choice Theory as Social Physics



Engineering or Science: What Is the Study of Politics?



Rational Choice and Political Economy



Statistical Political Philosophy and Positive Political Theory



When Rationality Fails



Pathologies Revisited: Reflections on Our Critics


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