Description |
xi, 228 p. ; 24 cm. |
Note |
Papers presented at a conference held at McGill University in March 1999. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Towards a sociological rational choice theory / Michael Hechter -- Rationality revised: the evolution of an axiom in economics / George Grantham -- Rationality in economics and econometrics: theoretical devices, issues and puzzles / Robin Rowley -- Systemism: the alternative to individualism and holism / Mario Bunge -- Rational? agents / Storrs McCall -- Penser la guerre, Clausewitz / John A. Hall -- On the use of the prisoners' dilemma to analyze the relations between employment security, trust, and effort / Michael R. Smith -- Judges as rational actors: strategic behavior and the emergence of judicial supremacy in Canada / Christopher P. Manfredi -- Concluding remarks / Ian Shapiro. |
Subject |
Rational choice theory.
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Social sciences.
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Added Author |
Van den Berg, Axel.
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Meadwell, Hudson.
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ISBN |
0765802325 (alk. paper) |
Standard No. |
NLC 20060061758 |
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