Rationality in Economics: Alternative Perspectives
Ideas linked to rational choice theory started to appear frequently in the economics literature in the 1960s and 1970s, but the attention given to rationality widened to include commentators presenting far-reaching appraisals and critiques. The literature grew to a steady flow and spanned diverse ar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1998, 1998
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1998 |
| Series: | Recent Economic Thought
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Rationalisation in Economics: Theory, Methodology and Action
- 2 Rationality: A Global Concept
- 3 The Logic of Rationality: Modal and Defeasible
- 4 Rule-Following, Expertise and Rationality: A New Behavioral Economics?
- 5 Rationality: A Journey Through the Semantic Bog
- 6 Rationales for Rationality
- 7 Sunk Costs, Water over the Dam, and Other Liquid Parables
- 8 The Need for Stimulating Action