Amartya Sen and Rational Choice : the Concept of Commitment / Mark S. Peacock.

Are human beings motivated exclusively by self-interest? The orthodox theory of rational choice in economics thinks that they are. Amartya Sen disagrees, and his concept commitment is central to his vision of an alternative to mainstream rational choice theory. This book examines commitment as it ha...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author:	Peacock, Mark S. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:	Routledge INEM advances in economic methodology ; 20.
Subjects:	Sen, Amartya, > 1933- Economics > Psychological aspects.