The Contours of a Pragmatic Theory of "Situated" Institutions And its Economic Relevance

Robert Salais ()
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Robert Salais: IDHE - Institutions et Dynamiques Historiques de l'Economie - ENS Cachan - École normale supérieure - Cachan - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - UP8 - Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis - UPN - Université Paris Nanterre - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Relying upon the "economics of conventions, this contribution intends to build the contours of a pragmatic, thus "situated", theory of institutions. It undertakes it through the re-reading of main theories of justice (Buchanan, Hayek and, above all, Rawls and Sen).

Keywords: Institution; Convention; Theories of Justice; Action (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-05
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