Download or read book Readings in Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy written by Charles Rowley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-09 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Constitutional Political Economy in a Public Choice Perspective written by Charles Rowley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutional political economy is a research program that directs inquiry to the working properties of rules and institutions within which individuals interact and to the processes through which these rules and institutions are chosen or come into being. This book makes the case for an approach to constitutional political economy that is grounded in consistent, hard-nosed public choice analysis. Effective institutional design is simply not feasible unless the designers build their structures to withstand rational choice pressures from the political market place. If mean, sensual man is here to stay, then let us, in our better moments, incorporate that knowledge into the institutions that must govern his behavior. A distinguished list of public choice scholars pursue this approach against a varying backcloth of constitutional issues relevant to the United States, Canada, Western Europe, the transition economies and the third world.
Download or read book Public Choice and Constitutional Economics written by James D. Gwartney and published by JAI Press(NY). This book was released on 1988 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five of the papers were originally developed at a symposium on government, the economy, and the constitution sponsored by the Policy Sciences Program of Florida State University in March 1986 and subsequently published in the Cato journal, fall 1987. Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Download or read book Constitutional Economics and Public Institutions written by Francisco Cabrillo and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive book explores in detail a wide range of topics within the public choice and constitutional political economy tradition, providing a comprehensive overview of current work across the field. The expert contributions are underpinned by the notion of moving economic thinking away from the analysis of the logic of a situation given a set of well-established and well-enforced Ôrules of the gameÕ towards a deeper analysis of the logic behind the selection of the rules of the game themselves. Within this context, the theme of choice between rules (as well as the more conventional analysis within rules) across historical time and place, and in various thought experiments and conceptual situations, is explored in detail. Extensive case studies back theory with empirical evidence, and topics discussed include: the foundations of constitutional economics; constitutional political economy; political competition and voting; public choice and public policy; and extensions to public choice theory. This stimulating book will prove a thought-provoking read for academics and both under- and post-graduate students in the fields of economics (particularly public choice and Austrian economics), public policy and political science.
Download or read book The Theory of Public Choice II written by James M. Buchanan and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses voting, tax policy, government regulation, redistribution of wealth, and international negotiation in a new approach to government
Download or read book Public Choice III written by Dennis C. Mueller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-17 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). Six new chapters have been added, and several chapters from the previous edition have been extensively revised. The discussion of empirical work in public choice has been greatly expanded. As in the previous editions, all of the major topics of public choice are covered. These include: why the state exists, voting rules, federalism, the theory of clubs, two-party and multiparty electoral systems, rent seeking, bureaucracy, interest groups, dictatorship, the size of government, voter participation, and political business cycles. Normative issues in public choice are also examined including a normative analysis of the simple majority rule, Bergson–Samuelson social welfare functions, the Arrow and Sen impossibility theorems, Rawls's social contract theory and the constitutional political economy of Buchanan and Tullock.
Download or read book The Public Choice Approach to Politics written by Dennis C. Mueller and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Dennis Mueller has played a significant part in the development of public choice, and this volume pays a fitting tribute to that contribution.' - Alan Hamlin, The Economic Journal The Public Choice Approach to Politics presents some of Dennis Mueller's most important contributions to public choice and public economics.
Download or read book Public Choice Theory The separation of powers and constitutional political economy written by Charles K. Rowley and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rules and Reason written by Ram Mudambi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-29 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores shifting conceptions of constitutional political economy and suggests possible future strategies for change.
Download or read book The Reason of Rules written by Geoffrey Brennan and published by Collected Works of James M. Bu. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his foreword, Robert D Tollison identifies the main objective of Geoffrey Brennan and James M Buchanan's THE REASON OF RULES: "...a book-length attempt to focus the energies of economists and other social analysts on the nature and function of the rules under which ordinary political life and market life function." In persuasive style, Brennan and Buchanan argue that too often economists become mired in explaining the obvious or constructing elaborate mathematical models to shed light on trivial phenomena. Their solution: economics as a discipline would be better focused on deriving normative procedures for establishing rules so that ordinary economic life can proceed unaffected as much as possible by social issues. In THE REASON OF RULES, Brennan and Buchanan sketch out a methodological and analytical framework for the establishment of rules. They point out that the consideration of rules has its roots in classical economics and has been hinted at in the work of some contemporary economists. But the enterprise of applying the analytical rigor of modern economics to the establishment of effective rules is the little-traveled road that bears the most promise. In fact, the basic idea of the importance of rules is a thread that runs through virtually the whole of Buchanan's distinguished career, and it is one of his signal contributions to the contemporary discipline of economics. THE REASON OF RULES is an elaboration of the potential for rules and the normative process by which they can best be devised.
Download or read book Public Choice written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-01-31 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Public Choice "the use of economic tools to deal with traditional problems of political science" is what is meant by the term "public choice," additionally known as "public choice theory." An examination of political behavior is included in its scope of coverage. Within the realm of political science, the subfield of positive political theory is responsible for the investigation of self-interested agents and the interactions between them. These interactions can be represented in a variety of ways, including the utilization of game theory, decision theory, or standard limited utility maximization. Additionally, it serves as the intellectual basis for the work that is being done in the field of political economy today. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Public choice Chapter 2: Logrolling Chapter 3: Rational choice theory Chapter 4: Political economy Chapter 5: James M. Buchanan Chapter 6: The Calculus of Consent Chapter 7: Gordon Tullock Chapter 8: Government failure Chapter 9: Philosophy and economics Chapter 10: Economic methodology Chapter 11: Social Choice and Individual Values Chapter 12: Virginia school of political economy Chapter 13: Robert Tollison Chapter 14: The Myth of the Rational Voter Chapter 15: Public economics Chapter 16: Rational irrationality Chapter 17: Vincent Ostrom Chapter 18: Constitutional economics Chapter 19: Altruism theory of voting Chapter 20: Benefit principle Chapter 21: Efficient Voter Rule (II) Answering the public top questions about public choice. (III) Real world examples for the usage of public choice in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Public Choice.
Download or read book Interdisciplinary Studies of the Political Order written by Donald J. Boudreaux and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The political process focuses on the ways that people come together to engage in collective decision making in a variety of contexts. The central elements of the political process include: the formation of rules, the subsequent interactions that take place within those rules, and the evolution of rules over time. Scholars working in the area of Virginia political economy—e.g., James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock—emphasize the importance of applying the tools of economics to non-market settings, including politics. Scholars in this tradition focus on both politics and economics to understand the formation of political rules—constitutional political economy—as well as the subsequent play within those rules—public choice. Scholars in the Bloomington School—most notably, Elinor and Vincent Ostrom—have emphasized three important aspects of the political process and political order. The first is the distinction between “rules in form” and “rules in use.” The rules in form refer to codified rules while the rules in use refer to the rules that people actually follow in their daily lives. Together, these dynamics generate the political order. The chapters in this volume explore and engage the key thinkers and ideas of the Virginia and Bloomington schools of political economy. The diversity in topics and approaches will make the volume of interest to readers in a variety of fields, including economics, entrepreneurship, history, political science, and public policy.
Download or read book The Next Twenty five Years of Public Choice written by Charles Rowley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Next 25 Years of Public Choice brings together the perspectives of many of the world's leading scholars of public choice on the present state of knowledge and the likely future course of scholarship on public choice and constitutional economy. This book presents material in a manner accessible to a wide educated readership and will be influential in guiding future research in this important field. It is directed at professional scholars of public choice, economics and political science, government officials, graduate students and anyone seriously interested in public policy. A distinguished group of internationally well-known scholars offer their own often far-reaching views on strengths and weaknesses in the current literature and pinpoint important avenues of research amenable to future research.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Public Choice written by Roger D. Congleton and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 985 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This two-volume collection provides a comprehensive overview of the past seventy years of public choice research, written by experts in the fields surveyed. The individual chapters are more than simple surveys, but provide readers with both a sense of the progress made and puzzles that remain. Most are written with upper level undergraduate and graduate students in economics and political science in mind, but many are completely accessible to non-expert readers who are interested in Public Choice research. The two-volume set will be of broad interest to social scientists, policy analysts, and historians"--
Download or read book Current Issues in Public Choice written by Jose Casas Pardo and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of theoretical and applied topics of particular interest to public choice analysis. This work demonstrates the fruitfulness and originality of the Public Choice School. Specific areas covered include the foundations of Public Choice Theory, its scope and method, constitutional economics, Game Theory, Rent Seeking, the European Union, Public Finance and the theory of societal economics.
Download or read book The Constitution of Markets written by Viktor Vanberg and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the institutional dimension of markets and the rules and institutions that condition the operation of market economies.
Download or read book Public Choice Past and Present written by Dwight R. Lee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1962, economists James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock published The Calculus of Consent, in which they developed the principles of public choice theory. In the fifty years since its publication, the book has defined the field and set the standard for research and analysis. To celebrate a half-century of scholarship in public choice, Dwight Lee has assembled distinguished academics from around the world to reflect on the influence of this monumental publication, and, more broadly, the legacy of its legendary authors. Their essays cover a broad spectrum of topics and approaches, from the impact of public choice theory on foreign policy analysis to personal remembrances of learning from and collaborating with Buchanan and Tullock. The result is a unique collection of insights that celebrate public choice and its visionary proponents, while considering its future directions.
