Politics and the Architecture of Choice: Bounded Rationality and Governance

by Bryan D. Jones

Book Overview

Politics and the Architecture of Choice draws on work in political science, economics, cognitive science, and psychology to offer an innovative theory of how people and organizations adapt to change and why these adaptations don't always work. Our decision-making capabilities, Jones argues, are both rational and adaptive. But because our rationality is bounded and our adaptability limited, our actions are not based simply on objective information...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226406385
• ISBN13: 9780226406381
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"