Institutional Economics. Vol. I
Author | : John Rogers Commons |
Publisher | : Transaction Publishers |
Total Pages | : 688 |
Release | : |
ISBN-10 | : 9781412826327 |
ISBN-13 | : 1412826322 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Download or read book Institutional Economics. Vol. I written by John Rogers Commons and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.