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Contents

Introduction     1

1. Decision Making under Uncertainty and the Concept of Rationality     11

2. A Theory of Decision Making under Uncertainty: The Paradigmatic Approach     27

3. The Decision-Making Process and Its Implications for Individual Behavior     45

4. Individuals in Society     63

5. Conventions and Social Institutions     87

6. Status     113

7. Envy     125

Conclusion     149

Appendix: Table of Propositions and Corollaries     155

Bibliography     157

Name Index     177

Subject Index     181

Description

An innovative approach to the analysis of decision making under uncertainty