{"product_id":"politics-from-anarchy-to-democracy-irwin-l-morris-9780804745840","title":"Politics from Anarchy to Democracy: Rational Choice in Political Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough the study of politics dates to ancient Greece, the basic questions that interested those earliest political scientists still linger with us today: What are the origins of government? What should government do? What conditions foster effective governance? Rational choice theory offers a new means for developing correctable answers to these questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume illustrates the promise of rational choice theory and demonstrates how theory can help us develop interesting, fresh conclusions about the fundamental processes of politics. Each of the book's three sections begins with a pedagogical overview that is accessible to those with little knowledge of rational choice theory. The first group of essays then discusses various ways in which rational choice contributes to our understanding of the foundations of government. The second set focuses on the contributions of rational choice theory to institutional analysis. The final group demonstrates ways in which rational choice theory helps to understand the character of popular government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irwin L. Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804745846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804745840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Irwin L. Morris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981258981631,"sku":"9780804745840","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88f6344f-b579-4bdd-b463-f522ea30ebd7.jpg?v=1683254534","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-from-anarchy-to-democracy-irwin-l-morris-9780804745840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}