What is Rational Choice Marxism?

[Malesori]

I am somewhat familiar with Analytical Marxism, the GA Cohen September Group crowd, but I am curious what this particular school of Rational Choice Marxism within the broader school of Analytical marxism is?

[ChrisK]

I am not too familiar with it myself. Maybe these links will be of some help for you:

http://sociology.about.com/od/Sociological-Theory/a/Rational-Choice-Theory.htm (an overview of rational choice theory)

http://crookedtimber.org/2010/08/30/marxists-and-rational-choice/ (a defense of rational choice marxism)

http://www.leninology.com/2010/09/rational-choice-marxism.html (a critique of the above blog)