Contents
Preface
1. The Success and Failure of Rational Choice
The Assumptions of the Rational Choice Approach
The Strengths of Conventional Rational Choice
The Weaknesses of Conventional Rational Choice
The Chapter Structure of This Book
2. Alternatives to Conventional Rational Choice: A Survey
Structural Assumptions and Models
Assumptions about Decision Making
Preference and Belief Assumptions
Conclusion
3. A General Model of Preference and Belief Formation
An Identity Coherence Model of Preference and Belief Formation
Assumptions of the Model
Basic Implications of the Model
Preference and Belief Change
Rewards and Preference and Belief Change
Implications for Dynamic Choice
Implications for Collective Choice
Plan for the Following Chapters
Proofs of Theorems
4. Ideology Formation and Policy Choice in Ex-Colonies
Theories of Policy Formation
The Conventional Model of the State
Variations on the Conventional Model of the State
An Identity Formation Theory of Oppositional Ideology Formation and Policy
A Statistical Analysis of Economic Intervention
Conclusion
5. The Origins of Ethnic Identity and Collective Action
Rationalist Theories of Ethnic Collective Action
A Coherence-Rational Choice Theory of Ethnic Group Formation
Case Studies
Conclusion
6. Structural Change, Cultural Change, and Civic Violence
Theories of Tradition and Modernity
An Coherence Rational Choice Theory of Structural Change, Altruism, and Collective Action
Conclusion
Modifying the Assumptions of the Model
Justifications for the Coherence Model
Summing Up
References
Index