The Cement of Society

A Survey of Social Order

By:

Jon Elster

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Studies in Rationality and Social Change

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The question addressed in this challenging new book is: What binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war? Elster analyzes two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behavior, and cooperative behavior. 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.

Release date NZ

July 28th, 1989

Author

Jon Elster

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

42 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

320

Series

Studies in Rationality and Social Change

Dimensions

136x214x21

ISBN-13

9780521376075

Product ID

1975781

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