Ethics and Agency Theory - Agency Theory, Rational-Choice Theory, and EthicsNorman Bowie, ed. Oxford university Press, 1992

1995 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 621-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter French
Keyword(s):  
Agency Theory ◽  
Rational Choice ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
Oxford University Press

Rational Choice Theory and the 1990 Party Merger in South Korea

OUGHTOPIA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-282
Author(s):  
In-Kyun Kim ◽  
Myeong-Geon Koh
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Rational Choice ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory

POLITICS-LAW CONVERGENCE OR DIVERGENCE? 'SMALL' POLITICAL PARTIES, REALPOLITIKAND SOUTH AFRICA'S 20 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kealeboga J Maphunye
Keyword(s):  
Game Theory ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Rational Choice ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Democratic Consolidation ◽  
Secondary Research ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
African Charter

This article examines South Africa's 20-year democracy by contextualising the roles of the 'small' political parties that contested South Africa's 2014 elections. Through the  prism  of South  Africa's  Constitution,  electoral legislation  and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, it examines these parties' roles in South Africa's democratisation; their influence,  if any, in parliament, and whether they play any role in South Africa's continental or international engagements. Based on a review of the extant literature, official documents,  legislation, media, secondary research, reports and the results of South Africa's elections, the article relies on game theory, rational choice theory and theories of democracy and democratic consolidation to examine 'small' political parties' roles in the country's political and legal systems. It concludes that the roles of 'small' parties in governance and democracy deserve greater recognition than is currently the case, but acknowledges the extreme difficulty experienced by the 'small'  parties in playing a significant role in democratic consolidation, given their formidable opponent in a one-party dominant system.

Deterring Corruption: Beyond Rational Choice Theory

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey D. Carson
Keyword(s):  
Rational Choice ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory

Rational Choice Contractualism

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Moehler
Keyword(s):  
Rational Choice ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Correct Choice ◽  
Original Position ◽  
Decision Situation ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
Theories Of Justice ◽  
Principles Of Justice ◽  
Traditional Understanding

This chapter discusses contractualist theories of justice that, although they rely explicitly on moral assumptions in the traditional understanding of morality, employ rational choice theory for the justification of principles of justice. In particular, the chapter focuses on the dispute between Rawls and Harsanyi about the correct choice of principles of justice in the original position. The chapter shows that there is no winner in the Rawls–Harsanyi dispute and, ultimately, formal methods alone cannot justify moral principles. This finding is significant for the development of the rational decision situation that serves for the derivation of the weak principle of universalization for the domain of pure instrumental morality.

Rational choice theory, public policy and the liberal state

1993 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Rational Choice ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Liberal State

How Not to Criticize Rational Choice Theory

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Rational Choice ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory

Rational Choice Theory, the ‘New Economic Sociology’ and Functionalism

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 747-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick McGovern
Keyword(s):  
Rational Choice ◽  
Economic Sociology ◽  
Rational Choice Theory ◽  
Choice Theory
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