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Formal. Requires at least some mathematics - especially game theory. But very good book on what is driving democratization.
An easier one by Acemoglu is "Why Nations Fail [and succeed" which discusses the problem of institutional development and deve ...more "
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Reread the book after 8 years.I think this is the most realistic picture of "how the human species developed into an ultrasocial species with social preferences (not only self-regarding ones)". But not only that - it also analyzes many economic and s ...more "
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"Sapolsky in his book Behave discusses behavior on many levels "why it does make evolutionary sense", "how does it work in the human brain" etc.
Bowles discusses cooperation both on proximate and ultimate level. For evolutionary economy proximate level is naturally the preference level (e.g. "Does a human have social preferences or not") and the ultimate level the question is "how did social preferences evolve"." — Oct 12, 2024 12:49AM
"Sapolsky in his book Behave discusses behavior on many levels "why it does make evolutionary sense", "how does it work in the human brain" etc.
Bowles discusses cooperation both on proximate and ultimate level. For evolutionary economy proximate level is naturally the preference level (e.g. "Does a human have social preferences or not") and the ultimate level the question is "how did social preferences evolve"." — Oct 12, 2024 12:49AM
“enlightened self-interest,” by which, according to Tocqueville, “Americans are fond of explaining almost all the actions of their lives; . . . . They show with complacency how an enlightened regard for themselves constantly prompts them to
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“Representation is a principle which is fundamentally just and vital to the successful conduct of industry…Surely it is not consistent for us as Americans to demand democracy in government and practice autocracy in industry…With the developments of industry what they are today there is sure to come a progressive evolution from autocratic single control, whether by capital, labor, or the state,”
― This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution
― This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution
“Sociologists rightly emphasize the importance of not observing individuals out of context, that is, without taking into account their social environment. Individuals are part of social groups, and these groups affect how they will behave.”
― Economics for the Common Good
― Economics for the Common Good
“The truth is that we have little empirical knowledge about the connection between merit and success in most countries, and that is precisely the heart of the problem: in the absence of information, anyone can believe what they want.”
― Economics for the Common Good
― Economics for the Common Good
“Tetlock selects Marx and libertarians31 as examples of hedgehogs who stick to a simple worldview and whose grand predictions never materialize.”
― Economics for the Common Good
― Economics for the Common Good
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