| Title : | Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory : a Critique of Applications in Political Science |
| Material Type: | printed text |
| Authors: | Donald P. Green, Author ; Ian Shapiro, Author |
| Publisher: | London and New Haven : Yale University Press |
| Publication Date: | 1994 |
| Pagination: | 239 p. |
| Size: | 21 cm |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-300-06636-4 |
| General note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-232)
Includes bibliographical index (p. 233-239) |
| Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) |
| Descriptors: | Methodology
Political aspects
Political science
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| Class number: | 320.01 |
| Abstract: | This is the first comprehensive critical evaluation of the use of rational choice theory in political science. Writing in an accessible and nontechnical style, Donald P. Green and Ian Shapiro assess rational choice theory where it is reputed to be most successful: the study of collective action, the behavior of political parties and politicians, and such phenomena as voting cycles and Prisoner's Dilemmas. In their hard-hitting critique, Green and Shapiro demonstrate that the much heralded achievements of rational choice theory are in fact deeply suspect and that fundamental rethinking is needed if rational choice theorists are to contribute to the understanding of politics. In their final chapters, they anticipate and respond to a variety of possible rational choice responses to their arguments, thereby initiating a dialogue that is bound to continue for some time. |
| Contents note: | Rationality in Politics and Economics; The Nature of Rational Choice Theory; Methodological Pathologies; The Paradox of Voter Turnout; Social Dilemmas and Free - Riding; Legislative Behavior and The Paradox of Voting; Spatial Theories of Electoral Competition; Responses to Likely Counterarguments; |
| Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=20214 |
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