The Cement of Society - A Survey of Social Order

Klappentext Jon Elster delves into what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war. Zusammenfassung Jon Elster delves into what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war and examines the perspective of rational-choice theory and the theory of social norms. This book will be of particular interest to political scientists! political philosophers! sociologists! and economists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: the two problems of social order; 1. Collective action; 2. Bargaining; 3. Social norms; 4. Bargaining and collective action; 5. Collective action and social norms; 6. Bargaining and social norms; Conclusion: the cement of society; References; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jon Elster, Elster Jon
• Collaboration: Jon Elster (Editeur), Gudmund Hernes (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 28.07.1989
• EAN: 9780521376075
• ISBN: 978-0-521-37607-5
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 217 mm x 20 mm
• Thèmes: Studies in Rationality and Soc; Studies in Rationality and Social Change
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Préparation de l'enseignement > Formation professionnelle; Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy