Overview
- Comprehensive treatise on the economic model of behaviour
- Highlights applications of the model and its limitations in economics and other social sciences
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences (EHES, volume 6)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The economic model of behaviour is fundamental not only in economic theory, but also in modern approaches of other social sciences, above all in political science and law. This book provides a comprehensive treatise of the general model, its philosophical and methodological foundations and its applications in different fields. In addition to the basic model, extensions to its assumptions are examined to account for complex applications like low-cost situations with moral behaviour. Finally, the book takes a broader perspective by evaluating the impact of the model on economic policy and on the development of the field of social science as a whole, such as the competition between individualistic and collectivist approaches.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Homo Oeconomicus
Book Subtitle: The Economic Model of Behaviour and Its Applications in Economics and Other Social Sciences
Authors: Gebhard Kirchgässner
Series Title: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72797-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-72757-8Published: 21 July 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2494-0Published: 19 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-72797-4Published: 13 June 2008
Series ISSN: 1572-1744
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5892
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 356
Topics: History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Political Science, Law and Economics