Self-interest and public interest in Western politics [electronic resource] / Leif Lewin ; translated from the Swedish by Donald Lavery.
Series: Comparative European politics: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1991Description: 1 online resource (146 p.).ISBN: 9780191599774 (ebook) :; 0191599778 (ebook) :.Uniform titles: Gemensamma bèasta. English Subject(s): Public interest | Common good | Self-interest | Social choice | VotingAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780198277255DDC classification: 320'.011 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Although Professor Lewin is not testing existing views that, for people in politics, 'egoism rules' on deep theoretical grounds, he strongly argues that empirical facts do not support such views and thus opens a new chapter in the debate on individuals' rationality.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Although Professor Lewin is not testing existing views that, for people in politics, 'egoism rules' on deep theoretical grounds, he strongly argues that empirical facts do not support such views and thus opens a new chapter in the debate on individuals' rationality.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.