The Cement of Society: A Survey of Social Order (Studies in

The Cement of Society: A Survey of Social Order (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)

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.

Country	USA
Author	Jon Elster
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Cambridge University Press
EAN	9780521376075
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0521376076
Label	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	320
PublicationDate	1989-07-28
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Studio	Cambridge University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Cement of Society: A Survey of Social Order (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)