Rational choice theory (RCT) theorists believe that most human decisions are based on maximizing a person's own benefits, while minimizing that which can hurt the individual, according to Business ...

Contemporary discussions of the positive relation between rational choice and moral theory are a special case of a much older tradition that seeks to show that mutual agreement upon certain moral ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. You know established economic theories are in trouble when even the regulators turn against them. Take what ...

4/14/2011 - Why do people vote? Why do voters form parties? When do candidates adopt centrist platforms in general elections? Political scientists have debated these questions for generations, based ...

Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Sep., 2008), pp. 749-771 (23 pages) Unlike previous methodological debates in political science, the ...

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4/14/2011 - Why do people vote? Why do voters form parties? When do candidates adopt centrist platforms in general elections? Political scientists have debated these questions for generations, based ...