Rationality, norms and institutions: In search of a realistic utopia

Human Affairs

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-41

  Engelen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

crowding out effects; institutions; norms; Rationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950712057     PISSN: 12103055     EISSN: 1337401X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10023-007-0004-y     Document Type: Article

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