Perspectives on Public Choice
Subtitle: A Handbook
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 28, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 688
ISBN-13: 9780521556545
Subjects: Economic theory & philosophy; Political science & theory; Social Science; Political science; Politics / Current Events; Sociology; Sociology - General; Social choice; Economics - General; General; Business & Economics / Economic History; Business & Economics-Economics - General; Political Science-General; Social Science / Sociology / General; Reference; Economic aspects
First sentence: Public choice applies the methodology of economics to the study of politics.
Description: Public choice or rational politics differs from the other approaches to the study of political behavior in that it builds on models in which rational individuals seek to advance their own interests. This five-part volume surveys the main ideas and contributions of the field. Perspectives on Public Choice: A Handbook contains twenty-five essays written by thirty scholars, both economists and political scientists, from North America and Europe.