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%T Exchange versus influence: a case of idealization %A Balzer, Wolfgang %J Poznan studies in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities %P 189-203 %V 38 %D 1994 %K economy; equilibrium; social institution; idealization %= 2009-02-03T10:58:00Z %~ SSOAR %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-39843 %X The intertheoretical relation between economic equilibrium theory and a theory of social institutions is studied in reduced form, i.e. by comparing the central primitives rather than the full formal models. It is shown that equilibrium can be regarded as a limit of institutions with ever more symmetrical power relations. Economic equilibrium theory thus is shown to be an idealization of the theory of social institutions. A provisionary topology which gives substance to the notion of a limit is defined "internally", i.e. by reference to items occurring in the models only. The meta-scientific status of idealization is briefly discussed. %C NLD %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info