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Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory, a book written by Donald Green and Ian Shapiro and published in 1994, excited much controversy among political scientists and promoted a dialogue among them that was printed in a double issue of the journal Critical Review in 1995. This new book reproduces thirteen essays from the journal written by senior scholars in the field, along with an introduction by the editor of the journal, Jeffrey Friedman, and a rejoinder to the essays by Green and Shapiro. The scholars—who include John Ferejohn, Morris P. Fiorina, Stanley Kelley, Jr., Robert E. Lane, Peter C. Ordeshook, Norman Schofield, and Kenneth A. Shepsle—criticize, agree with, or build on the issues raised by Green and Shapiro`s critique. Together the essays provide an interesting and accessible way of focusing on competing approaches to the study of politics and the social sciences.
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THE RATIONAL CHOICE CONTROVERSY
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The Rational Choice Controversy Economic Models of Politics Reconsidered
Edited by Jeffrey Friedman
Yale University Press New Haven & London This content downloaded from 130.195.21.27 on Sun, 19 Aug 2018 06:27:32 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms
Originally published 1995 (as Critical Review, Vol. 9, Nos. 1-2) by Critical Review Foundation. Revised paperbound edition published 1996 by Yale University Press. Published by arrangement with Critical Review Foundation. Copyright ©1996 by Yale University. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers. Printed in the United States of America.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The rational choice controversy: economic models of politics reconsidered / edited by Jeffrey Friedman, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-300-06821-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) i. Political science—Methodology. 2. Rational choice theory, i. Friedman, Jeffrey. jAyi. R295 1996 320'.01—DC20 96-17325 CIP A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. 10
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CONTENTS
Jeffrey Friedman Introduction: Economic Approaches to Politics
i
Robert P. Abelson The Secret Existence of Expressive Behavior
25
Dennis Chong Rational Choice Theory's Mysterious Rivals
37
Daniel Diermeier Rational Choice and the Role of Theory in Political Science
59
John Ferejohn and Debra Satz Unification, Universalism, and Rational Choice Theory
71
Morris P. Fiorina Rational Choice, Empirical Contributions, and the Scientific Enterprise
85
Stanley Kelley,Jr. The Promise and Limitations of Rational Choice Theory
95
Robert E. Lane What Rational Choice Explains
107
Susanne Lohmann The Poverty of Green and Shapiro
127
James Ber