Individuals, Institutions, and Markets

AvC. Mantzavinos,Chrysostomos Mantzavinos

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

Individuals, Institutions, and Markets offers a theory of how the institutional framework of a society emerges and how markets within institutions work. The book shows that both social institutions, defined as the rules of the game, and exchange processes can be analyzed along a common theoretical structure. Mantzavinos' proposal is that a problem solving model of individual behavior inspired by the cognitive sciences provides such a unifying theoretical structure. Integrating the latest scholarship in economics, sociology, political science, law, and anthropology, Mantzavinos offers a genuine political economy showing how social institutions affect economic outcomes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-05-10
Mått:163 x 228 x 19 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521548335

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C. Mantzavinos teaches Economics at the University of Freiburg and the University of Bayreuth.

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'Institutional analysis has recently progressed to expand its domain to include issues of knowledge and cognition. This book is among the first and only to provide a systematic treatment of this important issue. Furthermore, it incorporates the discussion and analysis of this issue with that of more traditional institutional analysis. It is a milestone and will provide a benchmark for future research.' Avner Greif, Stanford University

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Individuals: 1. Explaining individual behavior: the problem-solving framework; 2. The motivational aspect: the strive for utility increase; 3. The cognitive aspect: the theory of learning; 4. The choice aspect; Part II. Institutions: 5. Shared mental models: emergence and evolution; 6. Explaining institutions; 7. Informal institutions; 8. Formal institutions; Part III. Markets: 9. Institutions and the market: the aggregate level; 10. Institutions and market: the microeconomic level; 11. The theory of evolutionary competition; 12. An application: institutions, markets, and economic development; Concluding observations: unified social science as political economy?; References; Author index; Subject index.