Rules and Choice in Economics - Essays in Constitutional Political Economy (Hardcover)

Why do the conventions that enable society to cohere survive, even when it is not in everyone's interests to obey them? The book is about how the rules and institutions which are the basis of co-operation in society can be systematically explained. The social sciences which have concerned themselves with this question have frequently come up with opposite explanations, neither of which seem adequate. Economics, with its emphasis on individual choice seems unable to account for individuals following rules when it is not in their interest to do so. Sociology, which can explain such rule-following behaviour, struggles to account for purposeful individual action. In the place of such a stark opposition, Viktor J. Vanberg offers an analysis which cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries between such fields as economics, law, moral philosophy, sociology and political science.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Economics as Social Theory
Release date:	December 1994
First published:	1994
Authors:	Viktor J. Vanberg
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	318
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-06873-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Promotions
LSN:	0-415-06873-8
Barcode:	9780415068734

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