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THE CEMENT OF SOCIETY
A SURVEY OF SOCIAL ORDER |
| By: |
Jon Elster, Gudmund Hernes |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521376076 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521376075 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
28 July, 1989 |
| Series: |
Studies in Rationality and Social Change |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Jon Elster delves into what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war. |
| Synopsis: |
The question Jon Elster addresses in this challenging book is what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war. He analyses two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behaviour, and co-operative behaviour. The book examines various aspects of collective action and bargaining from the perspective of rational-choice theory and the theory of social norms. It is a fundamental assumption of the book that social norms provide an important kind of motivation for action that is irreducible to rationality. The book represents a major statement by Elster, which will be of particular interest to political scientists, political philosophers, sociologists, and economists. |
| Illustrations: |
42 b/w illus. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |