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Social relations and social exclusion : rethinking political economy

Title
Social relations and social exclusion : rethinking political economy / Peter Somerville.
Author
Somerville, Peter.
Publication
London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

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Description
x, 212 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
This work sets out a new approach to understanding society, based on rational choice theory. Starting from assumptions about the nature and context of human action, this text provides a reinterpretation of our major social institutions.
Series Statement
Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; 4
Uniform Title
Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; 4.
Subject
  • Social institutions
  • Rational choice theory
  • social institutions
  • Institution Soziologie
  • Rational Choice
  • Sociale politiek
  • Opbouwwerk
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-204) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction: a theory of social relations -- 2. Households and families -- 3. Communities and community development -- 4. Contractual relations and social divisions -- 5. State-citizen relations and social justice -- 6. Policy implications: the case of housing -- 7. Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 0415240409
  • 9780415240406
LCCN
00042220
OCLC
  • ocm44162586
  • 44162586
  • SCSB-8803964
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library