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Readings in Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy

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Authors:
  1. Charles K. Rowley

    1. Locke Institute, Fairfax, USA
      Department of Economics, George Mason University, Fairfax, USA

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  2. Friedrich G. Schneider

    1. Inst. Volkswirtschaftslehre Abt. Volkswirtschaftspolitik, Universität Linz, Linz, Austria

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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

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introductory Overviews

    1. Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy

      • Charles K. Rowley
      Pages 3-29

    2. Public Choice: An Introduction

      • Dennis C. Mueller
      Pages 31-46

    3. Public Choice Trailblazers versus the Tyranny of the Intellectual Establishment

      • Charles K. Rowley
      Pages 47-73

  3. Biographies of the Founding Fathers

    1. Duncan Black (1908–1991)

      • Charles K. Rowley
      Pages 77-83

    2. Kenneth J. Arrow (1921 - )

      • Bernard Grofman
      Pages 85-90

    3. Anthony Downs (1930 - )

      • Bernard Grofman
      Pages 91-95

    4. James M. Buchanan (1919- )

      • Robert D. Tollison
      Pages 97-108

    5. Gordon Tullock (1922- )

      • Charles K. Rowley
      Pages 109-130

    6. Mancur Lloyd Olson (1932–1998)

      • Melvin J. Hinich, Michael C. Munger
      Pages 131-134

    7. William H. Riker (1920–1993)

      • John H. Aldrich
      Pages 135-141

    8. Milton Friedman (1912–2006)

      • Charles K. Rowley, Anne E. Bradley
      Pages 143-166

  4. Perspectives

    1. The Perspective of the History of Thought

      • Charles K. Rowley
      Pages 169-190

    2. The Perspective of Economics

      • Robert D. Tollison
      Pages 191-209

    3. The Perspective of Philosophy

      • Hartmut Kliemt
      Pages 211-226

    4. The Perspective of Law

      • Francesco Parisi
      Pages 227-263

    5. The Perspective of Sociology

      • Viktor Vanberg
      Pages 265-278

  5. Fundamental Principles

    1. Constitutional Political Economy

      • James M. Buchanan
      Pages 281-293

    2. Spatial Theory

      • Melvin J. Hinich, Michael C. Munger
      Pages 295-304

    3. Social Choice, Coase Theorem, Contracts, and Logrolling

      • Peter Bernholz
      Pages 305-321
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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

  • Locke Institute, Fairfax, USA

    Charles K. Rowley

  • Department of Economics, George Mason University, Fairfax, USA

    Charles K. Rowley

  • 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

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