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The Reasonable and the Rational Capacities in Political Analysis

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The Reasonable and the Rational Capacities in Political Analysis
Author(s)Clements, Paul; Hauptmann, Emily
AbstractThe effectiveness of applying rational choice theory to explain human behavior is discussed. The authors, maintaining rational choice analysis is concerned with wealth and power, argues rational choice analysis cannot be used to explain human behavior because systematic account cannot be taken of expressions of the reasonable.
IssueNo1
Pages85-111
ArticleAccess to Article
SourcePolitics & Society
VolumeNo30
PubDateMarch 2002
ISBN_ISSN0032-3292

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