The occurrence of cooperation poses a problem for the biological and social sciences.
However, many aspects of the biological and social science literatures on this subject have …

A few centuries ago, capitalism set in motion an explosion of economic productivity. Markets
and private property had existed for millennia, but what other key institutions fostered …

Принято считать, что существующие различия в экономике, политике и обществе
отражают влияние различных институтов. Но среди экономистов, политологов и …

Of paramount importance to the natural sciences, the principles of Darwinism, which involve
variation, inheritance, and selection, are increasingly of interest to social scientists as well …

This exciting new book from Geoffrey Hodgson is eagerly awaited by social scientists from
many different backgrounds. This book charts the rise, fall and renewal of institutional …

Public policy is a broad and interdisciplinary area of study and research in the field tends to
reflect this. Yet for those teaching and studying public policy, the disjointed nature of the field …

This paper proposes an analytical-cum-conceptual framework for understanding the nature
of institutions as well as their changes. First, it proposes a new definition of institution based …

The Microeconomics of Complex Economies uses game theory, modeling approaches,
formal techniques, and computer simulations to teach useful, accessible approaches to real …

The policy recommendations of most economists are based on the rational actor model. The
emphasis is on achieving efficient allocation by insuring that property rights are completely …

For the antagonist, private communities are icons of post-consensus, fragmenting civic
society, enclosing and excluding by contractual constitution and sometimes by walls and …