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Two - Decisions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2019

Charles Stafford
Affiliation:
London School of Economics and Political Science
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focuses on economic decision making and the role that cultural-historical artefacts (such as religious beliefs) may play in this everyday aspect of life. It brings together anthropological approaches with studies of decision making in psychology and cognitive science. The main example is of decisions about risky, but potentially profitable, fishing trips made from Taiwan.

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Economic Life in the Real World
Logic, Emotion and Ethics
, pp. 26 - 65
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Decisions
  • Charles Stafford, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Book: Economic Life in the Real World
  • Online publication: 13 December 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108673426.003
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  • Decisions
  • Charles Stafford, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Book: Economic Life in the Real World
  • Online publication: 13 December 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108673426.003
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  • Decisions
  • Charles Stafford, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Book: Economic Life in the Real World
  • Online publication: 13 December 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108673426.003
Available formats
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