- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press (28 July 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0521376076
- ISBN-13: 978-0521376075
- Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 887,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"...this is an excellent book. Bearing on virtually every specialty within the social sciences, it is laced with a panoply of wonderful insights into social stability and cooperation." Timur Kuran, Journal of Economic Literature
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The question Jon Elster addresses in this challenging book is what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war. He analyses two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behaviour, and co-operative behaviour. 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. The book represents a major statement by Elster, which will be of particular interest to political scientists, political philosophers, sociologists, and economists.
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The problem of collective action, also referred to as the problem of free riding or the problem of voluntary provision of public goods, is deep and pervasive. Read the first page
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Every book of Jon Elster's is a treasure
18 Jun 2009
Format:Paperback
Jon Elster is a rarity among contemporary social scientists. I guess it takes a finer mind to appreciate one of the greatest analytic talent, alive or dead, huh?
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Another Junk work for this professor to put on his resume
24 Aug 2007
Format:Paperback
This is a sociology book thats written in dense, deliberately wordy, intended to used on this professors resume to impress employers who probably wouldn't read the book rather flip through it and read a paragraph or two and come to the conclusion that "oh this is technical, he must be very smart", no doubt. Having read this book I can say its junk. Its hard to read and the points the author makes are trivial. Its one of those books you'll only find stashed away in a college library, never to be used or referenced by anyone. 287 pages of paper wasted. Don't waste you're money. It's an expense waste of money.
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