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dc.contributor.authorBLYTH, Mark
dc.contributor.authorHODGSON, Geoffrey M.
dc.contributor.authorLEWIS, Orion
dc.contributor.authorSTEINMO, Sven
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-01T11:19:13Z
dc.date.available2012-02-01T11:19:13Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Institutional Economics, 2011, 7, 3, 299-315en
dc.identifier.issn1744-1374
dc.identifier.issn1744-1382
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/20200
dc.description.abstractHow can evolutionary ideas be applied to the study of social and political institutions? Charles Darwin identified the mechanisms of variation, selection and retention. He emphasized that evolutionary change depends on the uniqueness of every individual and its interactions within a population and with its environment. While introducing the contributions to this special issue, we examine some of the ontological positions underlying evolutionary theory, showing why they are appropriate for studying issues in economics, political science and sociology. We consider how these ideas might help us understand both institutional change and the formation of individual preferences.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.titleIntroduction to the Special Issue on the Evolution of Institutionsen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1744137411000270


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