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Elster, Jon. Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989.

Table of contents
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Preface and Acknowledgments	vii
Part One. Introduction
I. Mechanisms	3
Part Two. Human Action
II. Desires and Opportunities	13
III. Rational Choice	22
IV. When Rationality Fails	30
V. Myopia and Foresight	42
VI. Selfishness and Altruism	52
VII. Emotions	61
VIII. Natural and Social Selection	71
IX. Reinforcement	82
Part Three. Interaction
X. Unintended Consequences	91
XI. Equilibrium	101
XII. Social Norms	113
XIII. Collective Action	124
XIV. Bargaining	135
XV. Social Institutions	147
XVI. Social Change	159
Bibliographical Essay	173
Index	183

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