Generating Predictability: Institutional Analysis and Design

Type

Book

Authors

Christoph Engel

ISBN 10

0521851394

ISBN 13

9780521851398

Tags

Mental Health, Personality, General

Description

Human behavior is infinitely complex and unpredictable, the result of thousands of interactions between predispositions, external factors and physical and cognitive processes. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines including psychology, economics, and sociological and political studies, this book develops a coherent and accessible theory for explaining the unpredictability of individual behavior. The author then highlights the danger of institutional reforms undermining the very capacity to generate predictability which is so central to their success. - from Amzon

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