Individuals, Institutions, and Markets

By C. Mantzavinos

Book Overview

Individuals, Institutions, and Markets offers a theory of how the institutional framework of a society emerges and how markets within institutions work. The book shows that both social institutions, defined as the rules of the game, and exchange processes can be analyzed along a common theoretical structure. Mantzavinos' proposal is that a problem solving model of individual behavior inspired by the cognitive sciences provides such a unifying theoretical structure. Integrating the latest scholarship in economics, sociology, political science, law, and anthropology, Mantzavinos offers a genuine political economy showing how social institutions affect economic outcomes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052177358X
• ISBN13: 9780521773584
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"