Beyond the Market: The Social Foundations of Economic Efficiency - Jens Beckert - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691049076 - September 23, 2002
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Beyond the Market: The Social Foundations of Economic Efficiency


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Economic theory, which explains efficiency using formalized rational choice models, often simplifies human behavior to the point of distortion. This work finds such theory to be particularly weak in explaining such crucial forms of economic behavior as cooperation, innovation, and action under conditions of uncertainty.


376 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released September 23, 2002
ISBN13 9780691049076
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 376
Dimensions 243 × 167 × 30 mm   ·   746 g
Language English  
Translator Harshav, Barbara

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