Culture matters : essays in honor of Aaron Wildavsky / edited by Richard J. Ellis and Michael Thompson.
| Other author | Wildavsky, Aaron B. |
| Other author | Ellis, Richard (Richard J.) |
| Other author | Thompson, Michael. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997. |
| Description | xix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-240) and index. |
| LCCN | 97017440 |
| ISBN | 081333117X (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813331188 (pbk. : alk. paper) |