Author: | ISBN: | 9781351512312 | |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 20, 2018 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | |
ISBN: | 9781351512312 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | April 20, 2018 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
Commons opened Institutional Economics by declaring: ""My point of view is based on my participation in collective activities, from which I here derive a theory of the part played by collective action in control of individual action."" This sentence well summarizes the three key elements of this book--its theoretical intent, the importance Commons gave to his own experience in institutional reform in shaping these ideas, and the focus on the concept of the institution as a collective constraint on individual action.
Commons opened Institutional Economics by declaring: ""My point of view is based on my participation in collective activities, from which I here derive a theory of the part played by collective action in control of individual action."" This sentence well summarizes the three key elements of this book--its theoretical intent, the importance Commons gave to his own experience in institutional reform in shaping these ideas, and the focus on the concept of the institution as a collective constraint on individual action.