{"product_id":"the-cement-of-society-a-survey-of-social-order-paperback-9780521376075","title":"The Cement of Society; A Survey of Social Order (Paperback) 9780521376075","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cement of Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Survey of Social Order\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJon Elster delves into what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJon Elster (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521376075, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 July 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 42 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.4 x 13.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.373 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...this is an excellent book.  Bearing on virtually every specialty within the social sciences, it is laced with a panoply of wonderful insights into social stability and cooperation.\"   Timur Kuran, Journal of Economic Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe question Jon Elster addresses in this challenging book is what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war. He analyses two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behaviour, and co-operative behaviour. The book examines various aspects of collective action and bargaining from the perspective of rational-choice theory and the theory of social norms.  It is a fundamental assumption of the book that social norms provide an important kind of motivation for action that is irreducible to rationality.  The book represents a major statement by Elster, which will be of particular interest to political scientists, political philosophers, sociologists, and economists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: the two problems of social order\u003cbr\u003e 1. Collective action\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bargaining\u003cbr\u003e 3. Social norms\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bargaining and collective action\u003cbr\u003e 5. Collective action and social norms\u003cbr\u003e 6. Bargaining and social norms\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: the cement of society\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004187595032,"sku":"9780521376075","price":52.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521376075i_327523e5-9945-43da-b0b2-29b728377fe2.jpg?v=1691376025","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cement-of-society-a-survey-of-social-order-paperback-9780521376075","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}