History, Necessity, and Rational Choice Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5917386 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Greg Hill (0000-0002-3022-3737, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 189-213 |
| Publication date | 1997-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rationality and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1043-4631 • E-ISSN: 1461-7358 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/104346397009002003 |
| OpenAlex | W2136151917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 19 |
The main body of rational-choice literature aims to deduce the necessary consequences that result from the interaction of rational agents. In contrast, this paper shows how small accidents of history can determine the character of social life among even perfectly rational decision makers. The paper describes those circumstances in which the structure of interaction is determinant, so that random events are averaged away, and those circumstances in which chance events leave a permanent mark on the collective life of rational beings
Criminology · Econometrics · Economics · Epistemology · Management · Mathematical economics · Neoclassical economics · Positive economics · Rational agent · Rational analysis · Rational expectations · Rational planning model · Rationality · Sociology · Computer Science · Economic theories and models · Economic Theory and Institutions · Game Theory and Applications · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
Morality within the limits of reason
Increasing Returns and Path Dependence in the Economy
The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism
Bureaucracy & Representative Government
Passions within Reason
The Logic of Collective Action
Evolution of the Social Contract
The paradox of revolution
Economic theory of democracy
Increasing Returns and Economic Progress
Game Theory
Contractarianism and rational choice
Contingency, irony, and solidarity
The Politics of Transparent and Opaque Communities
The Economics of Convention
Institutional Structure and the Logic of Ongoing Collective Action
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2015 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |