The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice: Volume 1
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The Two Volume Oxford Handbook Of Public Choice Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The Public Choice Literature. Volume 1 Covers Rational Choice Models Of Elections, Interest Groups, Rent Seeking, And Public Choice Contributions To Normative Political Economy. It Begins With Introductory Chapters On Rational Choice Politics, The Founding Of Public Choice, And The Evaluation And Selection Of Constitutions. Rational Choice And Politics / Roger D. Congleton -- Spatial Voting Models Of Party Competition In Two Dimensions / James F. Adams -- Spatial Social Choice / Norman Schofield -- Economic Voting / Michael S. Lewis-beck, Mary Stegmaier -- Valence Politics / Haldun Evrenk -- The Study Of Strategic Voting / Andrã¢e Blais, Arianna Degan -- Turnout: Why Do Voters Vote? / Serguei Kaniovski -- Expressive Voting / Alan Hamlin, Colin Jennings -- Altruism And Political Participation / Richard Jankowski -- Social Embeddedness And Rational Turnout / Carole Jean Uhlaner -- Information Cues And Rational Ignorance / Shaun Bowler, Stephen P. Nicholson -- Choosing Among Governments / Alan Hamlin -- Campaign Finance / Thomas Stratmann -- Primaries, Conventions, And Other Methods For Nominating Candidates: How Do They Matter? / Gilles Serra -- Logrolling And Coalitions / Anthony J. Mcgann -- Collective Action / Jac C. Heckelman -- Rent Seeking: The Resource Cost Of Influence / Arye L. Hillman, Ngo Van Long -- The Structure Of Contests And The Extent Of Dissipation / Karl Wã¨arneryd -- The Political Economy Of Rent Creation And Rent Extraction / Roger D. Congleton -- Empirical Evidence On Rent Seeking Costs / Ignacio Del Rosal -- 'the Bureaucracy' As An Interest Group / Patrick Dunleavy -- Interest Groups And Regulatory Capture / William F. Shughart Ii, Diana W. Thomas -- Public Choice: Early Contributions / Dennis C. Mueller -- Corruption / Toke Aidt -- The Political Economy Of Trust / Christian Bjâ²rnskov -- Contested Political Persuasion / Stergios Skaperdas, Samarth Vaid
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THE THESIS
This volume investigates the foundational theories and empirical applications of public choice, a field that applies economic methodology to political decision-making. The editors, Bernard N. Grofman, Roger D. Congleton, and Stefan Voigt, curate a collection of essays from leading scholars to establish a comprehensive framework for understanding how rational actors behave within political institutions. The text synthesizes historical developments in the field with contemporary models of voting, interest group dynamics, and rent-seeking behavior.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Rational choice models applied to electoral competition and party systems.
- Theoretical frameworks for rent seeking, interest group influence, and regulatory capture.
- Analysis of normative political economy and the constitutional design of government.
Scope Limits
- This volume focuses primarily on rational choice models and does not provide an exhaustive history of non-economic political science theories.
- The text excludes detailed coverage of international relations or comparative politics outside the scope of public choice mechanisms.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this handbook as a definitive reference for graduate students and researchers in political economy. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which requires a foundational understanding of microeconomic theory to fully grasp the presented models.
Page Count:
800
Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190469749
ISBN-13:
9780190469740
Economics
Public Choice
Rational choice theory
Reference
Social choice
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