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Political Equilibrium: A Delicate Balance

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  • © 1982

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Editors:
  1. Peter C. Ordeshook

    1. Carnegie-Mellon University, USA

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  2. Kenneth A. Shepsle

    1. Washington University, USA

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Part of the book series: Studies in Public Choice (SIPC, volume 4)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Equilibrium and Disequilibrium

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Implications from the Disequilibrium of Majority Rule for the Study of Institutions

      • William H. Riker
      Pages 3-24

    3. Political Disequilibrium and Scientific Inquiry

      • Peter C. Ordeshook
      Pages 25-31

    4. An altimeter for Mr. Escher’s stairway

      • Douglas Rae
      Pages 32-40

    5. A Reply to Ordeshook and Rae

      • William H. Riker
      Pages 41-46

  3. Alternative Views of Political Equilibrium

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, and the General Possibility of a Science of Politics

      • Morris P. Fiorina, Kenneth A. Shepsle
      Pages 49-64

    3. The Limitations of Equilibrium Analysis in Political Science

      • John H. Aldrich, David W. Rohde
      Pages 65-95

    4. Instability and Development in the Political Economy

      • Norman Schofield
      Pages 96-106

    5. On the Properties of Stable Decision Procedures

      • John A. Ferejohn, David M. Grether
      Pages 107-117

    6. An Experimental Test of Solution Theories for Cooperative Games in Normal Form

      • Richard D. McKelvey, Peter C. Ordeshook
      Pages 118-130

  4. Equilibrium Analysis in Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Political Inequality

      • Peter H. Aranson
      Pages 133-150

    3. Sophisticated Voting under the Plurality Procedure

      • Richard G. Niemi, Arthur Q. Frank
      Pages 151-172

    4. The Role of Imperfections of Health Insurance in Voter Support for Safety Regulation

      • Melvin J. Hinich
      Pages 173-180

    5. The Entry Problem in a Political Race

      • Steven J. Brams, Philip D. Straffin Jr.
      Pages 181-195

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 197-207
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Carnegie-Mellon University, USA

    Peter C. Ordeshook

  • Washington University, USA

    Kenneth A. Shepsle

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Political Equilibrium: A Delicate Balance

  • Editors: Peter C. Ordeshook, Kenneth A. Shepsle

  • Series Title: Studies in Public Choice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7380-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer · Nijhoff Publishing 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89838-073-6Published: 31 May 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-7382-4Published: 02 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7380-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4700

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-5258

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 210

  • Topics: Political Science

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