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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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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1017/s0003055419000625

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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College Only
Oxford college:
University College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-2610-6391
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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EISSN:
1537-5943
ISSN:
0003-0554
Language:
English
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uuid:8a95a425-0bdc-4d25-acb1-6fd1074f6476
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1070135
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2019-11-05

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