The Cement of Society : A Survey of Social Order Paperback / softback
by Jon (Columbia University, New York) Elster
Part of the Studies in Rationality and Social Change series
Paperback / softback
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The question Jon Elster addresses in this challenging book is what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war.
He analyses two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behaviour, and co-operative behaviour.
The book examines various aspects of collective action and bargaining from the perspective of rational-choice theory and the theory of social norms. It is a fundamental assumption of the book that social norms provide an important kind of motivation for action that is irreducible to rationality. The book represents a major statement by Elster, which will be of particular interest to political scientists, political philosophers, sociologists, and economists.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages, 42 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/07/1989
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- ISBN:9780521376075
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages, 42 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:28/07/1989
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521376075
