Culture matters : essays in honor of Aaron Wildavsky /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Wildavsky, Aaron B., Ellis, Richard (Richard J.), Thompson, Michael
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Subjects:	Political culture. Culture.

Table of Contents:

Social science as cultural science: rational choice as metaphysics / Harry Eckstein
Rational choice and culture: clashing perspectives or complementary modes of analysis / Sun-Ki Chai
A cultural theory of organizations / Dennis J. Coyle
Cultures: frameworks, theories, and models / Vincent Ostrom and Elinor Ostrom
Political culture and political change / Charles Lockhart
A proposed fragmentation of the theory of cultural change / Arthur L. Stinchcombe
The depoliticization of risk / Mary Douglas
What's special about cancer? / Howard Margolis
Cultural theory, postmaterialism, and environmental attitudes / Gunnar Grendstad and Per Selle
Seeing green: cultural biases and environmental preferences / Richard J. Ellis and Fred Thompson
Applying cultural theories to practical problems / Robert Klitgaard
Rewriting the precepts of policy analysis / Michael Thompson.