Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory: A Critique of Applications in Political Science

by Ian Shapiro and Donald P. Green

Book Overview

This is the first comprehensive critical evaluation of the use of rational choice theory in political science. Writing in an accessible and nontechnical style, Donald P. Green and Ian Shapiro assess rational choice theory where it is reputed to be most successful: the study of collective action, the behavior of political parties and politicians, and such phenomena as voting cycles and Prisoner's Dilemmas. In their hard-hitting critique, Green and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300066368
• ISBN13: 9780300066364
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"