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Author Priddat, Birger P., 1950- author

Title Communication and economic theory : how to deal with rationality in a communicational environment / Birger P. Priddat
Published Cham : Springer, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 147 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy, 2211-2723
Ethical economy, 2211-2723
Contents Foreword -- 1 The new Population of Economics: Multiple, Fair, Ignorant and Emotional Actors. How are the Markets Ordered in Accordance with Diversified Knowledge Bases? -- 2 Mutual and self-enforcing agreements. Contracts as the basic institution of economics: Network knowledge instead of rational choice -- 3 Morals: Restrictions, Metapreferences: Adjusting an Economics of Morality -- 4 Communication of the constraints on action K.J. Arrow on Communication -- 5 Communication as Interpretation of Economic Contexts: The Example of Culture and Economy: D.C. North -- 6 Ludonarrative Dissonance: Economy as a diversified language game landscape -- 7 Rationality, hermeneutics, and communicational processes. On L. Lachmann's approach of hermeneutical economics
Summary This book analyzes the different topics which highlight the relevance of communication within markets. In using and reformulating concepts of Arrow, Commons, Williamson, North, Becker and others, the author shows the hidden implications of these authors for a new approach in economics: communication matters. Markets are systems of allocation, which are governed by communication networks. In Economics, so far, communication processes play a minor role. During the last century, there was a tendency of using 'communication' as a tool for reintroducing the diversity of rational actions. Yet, communication is a governance-structure of its own, which cannot be used as a tool, since communication is disturbing the expectations of the economics actors and changing the actor's preferences as well as their belief-systems. By using examples such as Kenneth Arrow's economics actor theory, and Douglas North's emphasis on communication being a process of building 'shared mental models', this book argues that if communication matters, we have to reinterpret the basics of economic methodology and integrate network-processing and discourse theories
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary platform, viewed September 12, 2014)
Subject Economics -- Philosophy
Communication in economic development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
Communication in economic development
Economics -- Philosophy
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783319069012
3319069012