Book Reviews : Jon Elster, Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1989. Pp. viii, US$34.50 (cloth), US$9.95 (paper [Book Review]

Philosophy of the Social Sciences 21 (1):114-121 (1991)
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