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choice theory a very short introduction
we make choices all the time about how to spend our money about how to spend our time about what to do with our lives . and we are also constantly judging the decisions other people make as rational or irrational . but what kind of criteria are we applying when we say that a choice is rational what guides our own choices especially in cases where we dont have complete information about the outcomes what strategies should be applied in making decisions which affect a lot of people as in the case of government policy br this book explores what it means to be rational in all these contexts . it introduces ideas from economics philosophy and other areas showing how the theory applies to decisions in everyday life and to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources .
paperback oxford univ pr t 2002 isbn 0192803034
book type nf isbn 13 9780192803030 number of pages 144 publisher oxford univ pr release date 62135769600000 series title very short introductions