Rational choice and political economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6252006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman Schofield (0000-0002-1529-7789, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 189-211 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913819508443379 |
| OpenAlex | W1981604059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
The purpose of rational choice is to provide a grand theoretical framework for designing human institutions. Once theoretical work had shown how markets optimally aggregated preferences, attempts were made to extend the theory from markets to politics. Attempts by Downs and Olson to describe elections and collective action produced relatively poor predictions, but impelled game theorists to generalize preference‐based theories to include belief formation. A consequence of this change is that the theory is no longer purely axiomatic, but draws on insights about human behavior from other disciplines and empirical analysis of the role institutions play in determining beliefs
Action (physics · Axiom · Collective action · Economics · Epistemology · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Preference · Rational choice theory (criminology · Revealed preference · Sociology · Work (physics · Economic Theory and Institutions · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
William H. Riker and the Invention of Heresthetic(s)
Logical Deficiencies in Spatial Models
Pemahaman Korupsi Dalam Teori Pilihan Rasional dan Hubungan Prinsipal-Agen
Retracted Article
La formación del mercado de novillos en pie argentino y la incorporación al mercado de carnes británico, 1889-1900
Cambio institucional en América latina
Limitations of rational-choice institutionalism for the study of Latin American politics
Rigor or Rigor Mortis? Rational Choice and Security Studies
The Contributions and Impact of Professor William H. Riker
Les partis politiques de l'opposition en Afrique
Institutional Change in Latin America
Can Populism Be Defended? William Riker, Gerry Mackie and the Interpretation of Democracy
Further Twenty Years of Pathologies? Is Rational Choice better than it used to be
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,48 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2024 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |