Homo Oeconomicus and Homo Politicus, Political Economy, Constitutional Interest and Ecological Interest.
Are modern democracies capable of preserving the constituent of liberty and the natural basis of human existence in the long-run? The achievement of these aims requires political actions toward fundamental changes in modern societies. The respective political actors have to develop long-term constitutional and ecological interests. Attempts of public choice to derive such interests on the basis of homo oeconomicus have led to theoretical difficulties. To contribute to a theoretical basis for constitutional and ecological interests, the authors introduce the notion of homo politicus. Homo oeconomicus and homo politicus are not mutually exclusive alternatives, but dimensions of human behavior. Copyright 1997 by WWZ and Helbing & Lichtenhahn Verlag AG
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1997
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Authors: | Faber, Malte ; Manstetten, Reiner ; Petersen, Thomas |
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Kyklos. - Wiley Blackwell, ISSN 0023-5962. - Vol. 50.1997, 4, p. 457-83
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Wiley Blackwell |
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