The purpose of this paper is to examine connections between rationality and rule following, and to propose that a distinction between consequential and procedural interests can help us in explaining choice behaviour in general. The limitations of Rational Choice theory have become increasingly...

This paper examines the nature of genuine uncertainty and rule-following behaviour and suggests some implications for the theory of the firm. The firm is seen here as emerging as a means to manage some of the experienced uncertainty. The nature of the firm is perceived as an evolving institution...

In this paper, it will be argued that unanimous agreement as the ultimate criterion of goodness in constitutional political economy corresponds better with the analysis of the firm than it does with the analysis of much larger organisations, such as nation states. The aim of the paper is also to...