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Politics and the Theory of Spontaneous Order book cover

1st Edition

Politics and the Theory of Spontaneous Order

By Piotr Szafruga Copyright 2021
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge
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The theory of spontaneous order conceptualises and explains a number of institutional and social phenomena that are not an intended effect of either individual decisions or a collective consensus but an unplanned outcome of interactions between people pursuing their own aims. Drawing on these insights, this book demonstrates the utility of the theory of spontaneous order in explaining many... Read more

Part I: The idea of spontaneous order in the history of the social sciences

1. The idea of spontaneous order in reflection on the nature of the social world

2. History of the idea of spontaneous order

Part II: The theory of spontaneous order

3. Epistemological foundations of the theory of spontaneous order

4. Spontaneous order

Part III: Application of the theory of spontaneous order in political science

5. Political science and the theory of spontaneous order

6. The theory of spontaneous order versus public choice theory

7. Limits of planning

8. Fragile states

Part IV: Criticism and limitations of the theory of spontaneous order

9. Limitations of the theory of spontaneous order

10. The structure of human cognition

Biography

Piotr Szafruga holds a PhD in political science from the Institute of Political Science and International Relations of the Jagiellonian University, Poland.

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