Private Truths, Public Lies
- ISBN-10
- 0674248139
- ISBN-13
- 9780674248137
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 439
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-06-16
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Timur Kuran
Description
Drawing on diverse intellectual traditions, including those rooted in economics, psychology, sociology, and political science, Kuran provides a unified theory of how preference falsification shapes collective decisions, orients structural change, sustains social stability, distorts human knowledge, and conceals political possibilities.
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Other editions
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- 1997
- 423 pages
- Paperback
- Harvard University Press
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