Journal article
What is spontaneous order?
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Due especially to the work of Friedrich Hayek, “spontaneous order” has become an influential concept in social theory. It seeks to explain how human practices and institutions emerge as unintended consequences of myriad individual actions, and points to the limits of rationalism and conscious design in social life. The political implications of spontaneous order theory explain both the enthusiasm and the skepticism it has elicited, but its basic mechanisms remain elusive and underexamined. Th...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 258.3KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/s0003055419000625
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- American Political Science Review Journal website
- Volume:
- 114
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 68-80
- Publication date:
- 2019-10-21
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-09-10
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1537-5943
- ISSN:
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0003-0554
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- English
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pubs:1070135
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- pubs:1070135
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1070135
- Deposit date:
- 2019-11-05
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- American Political Science Association
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Rights statement:
- © American Political Science Association 2019.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003055419000625
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