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Rational Choice Theory

Hardcover • 2011 • English

Rational Choice Theory: Potential and Limits

By Lina Eriksson

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Few approaches in political science have generated so much controversy as rational choice theory. Some claim that the approach has made political science scientific. Its critics argue that it involves unrealistic assumptions about individual behaviour. While its tenets and benefits remain the subject of heated debate, rational choice theory is now established as a core approach in political science and one that is vital for contemporary students of the discipline to understand. With an impressi...Show more

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ISBN

9780230545090

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

Rational Choice Theory

Format

Hardcover

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