Generating Predictability: Institutional Analysis and Design

Author: Engel, Christoph

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Edition: Illustrated

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Number Of Pages: 328

EAN: 9780521851398

Release Date: 12-12-2005

Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Part Number: Refer to Sapnet.

Details: Human behavior is infinitely complex and unpredictable, the result of thousands of interactions between predispositions, external factors and physical and cognitive processes. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including psychology, economics, and sociological and political studies, this book develops a coherent and accessible theory for explaining the unpredictability of individual behavior. The author then highlights the danger of institutional reforms undermining the very capacity to generate predictability which is so central to their success.