The Rational Foundations of Economic Behaviour: Proceedings of the Iea Conference Held in Turin, Italy (IEA CONFERENCE VOLUME)

Comprises 14 papers presented to a conference of the IEA held in Turin, Italy. Contributions are divided into four areas of theoretical and empirical developments: rational choice and associated problems of logic; rationality as explained by game theory; experiments to elucidate rational behavior; and alternative treatments of rationality in decision-making theory. Includes a preface by Nobel Laureate Kenneth J. Arrow tracing the evolution of concepts of economic rationality from the start of this century. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)