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Political Economy for Public Policy
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita
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Description for Political Economy for Public Policy
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 halftones. 79 line illus. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCA; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 268 x 30. Weight in Grams: 952.
This textbook uses modern political economy to introduce students of political science, government, economics, and public policy to the politics of the policymaking process. The book's distinct political economy approach has two virtues. By developing general principles for thinking about policymaking, it can be applied across a range of issue areas. It also unifies the policy curriculum, offering coherence to standard methods for teaching economics and statistics, and drawing connections between fields. The book begins by exploring the normative foundations of policymaking--political theory, social choice theory, and the Paretian and utilitarian underpinnings of policy analysis. It then introduces game theoretic ... Read more
This textbook uses modern political economy to introduce students of political science, government, economics, and public policy to the politics of the policymaking process. The book's distinct political economy approach has two virtues. By developing general principles for thinking about policymaking, it can be applied across a range of issue areas. It also unifies the policy curriculum, offering coherence to standard methods for teaching economics and statistics, and drawing connections between fields. The book begins by exploring the normative foundations of policymaking--political theory, social choice theory, and the Paretian and utilitarian underpinnings of policy analysis. It then introduces game theoretic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691168739
SKU
V9780691168739
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Ref
99-14
About Ethan Bueno de Mesquita
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita is the Sidney Stein, Jr. Professor and deputy dean in the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago.
Reviews for Political Economy for Public Policy
"The core of this book is a collection of intellectual theories and mathematical models that ignore many key elements of the modern political process. Abstract models can tell little about the role lobbyists play in shoveling millions of dollars into political campaigns. To his credit, Bueno de Mesquita does an excellent job of explaining these models, which play an important ... Read more