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Rational Man and Irrational Society?: An Introduction and Sourcebook
Rational Man and Irrational Society An Introduction and Sourcebook
Author: Brian Barry, Russell Hardin
The Prisoner's Dilemma and Kenneth Arrow's General Possibility Theorem, are two of the most simple, yet far-reaching concepts in social science. The first captures in an easily understood paradox how individually rational acts that benefit individual people can combine to produce a result that is of less benefit to everyone. The Arrow Theorem sh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780803918504
ISBN-10: 080391850X
Publication Date: 4/1/1982
Pages: 400
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Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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