Culture Matters: Essays In Honor Of Aaron Wildavsky

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* Foreword Gabriel A. Almond. * Preface: Remembering Aaron Wildavsky, the Cultural Theorist * Introduction Michael Thompson and Richard J. Ellis. Rational Choice And Cultural Choice * 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. Institutions And Culture * A Cultural Theory of Organizations Dennis J. Coyle. * Cultures: Frameworks, Theories, and Models Vincent Ostrom and Elinor Ostrom. Cultural Theories Of Change * Political Culture and Political Change Charles Lockhart. * A Proposed Fragmentation of the Theory of Cultural Change Arthur L. Stinchcombe. Risk And Culture * The Depoliticization of Risk Mary Douglas. * Whats Special About Cancer? Howard Margolis. Culture And The Environment: Empirical Studies * Cultural Theory, Postmaterialism, and Environmental Attitudes Gunnar Grendstad and Per Selle. * Seeing Green: Cultural Bias and Environmental Preferences R. J. Ellis and Fred Thompson. Cultural Theory And Practical Policies * Applying Cultural Theories to Practical Problems Robert Klitgaard. * Rewriting the Precepts of Policy Analysis M. Thompson.

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