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Accessible essays on public choice from a variety of perspectives from prominent scholars worldwide
Features biographies of founding fathers of the field
Essays culled from successful & well-reviewed Encyclopedia of Public Choice-updated, revised & including new entries
Pricing & packaging, relative to larger-scale Encyclopedia, will appeal to wider spectrum of libraries & to individual scholars and professionals
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Public choice is the study of behavior at the intersection of economics and political science. Since the pioneering work of Duncan Black in the 1940s, public choice has developed a rich literature, drawing from such related perspectives as history, philosophy, law, and sociology, to analyze political decision making (by citizen-voters, elected officials, bureaucratic administrators, lobbyists, and other "rational" actors) in social and economic context, with an emphasis on identifying differences between individual goals and collective outcomes. Constitutional political economy provides important insights into the relationship between effective constitutions and the behavior of ordinary political markets.
In Readings in Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy, Charles Rowley and Friedrich Schneider have assembled an international array of leading authors to present a comprehensive and accessible overview of the field and its applications. Covering a wide array of topics, including regulation and antitrust, taxation, trade liberalization, political corruption, interest group behavior, dictatorship, and environmental issues, and featuring biographies of the founding fathers of the field, this volume will be essential reading for scholars and students, policymakers, economists, sociologists, and non-specialist readers interested in the dynamics of political economy.
Authors and Affiliations
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Locke Institute, Fairfax, USA
Charles K. Rowley
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Department of Economics, George Mason University, Fairfax, USA
Charles K. Rowley
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Inst. Volkswirtschaftslehre Abt. Volkswirtschaftspolitik, Universität Linz, Linz, Austria
Friedrich G. Schneider
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Readings in Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy
Authors: Charles K. Rowley, Friedrich G. Schneider
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75870-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-74574-9Published: 07 August 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-4508-2Published: 04 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-75870-1Published: 09 August 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 626
Topics: Economic Policy, Political Science, Political Philosophy