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Collective Decision-Making
Norman . Ed(S): Schofield
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Description for Collective Decision-Making
Hardback. Provides a perspective on collective decision-making, presenting economic and political aspects from both a theoretical and empirical viewpoint. This book examines decision-making in multiparty politics. It also covers interest groups, electoral cycles and a formal discussion of the 'general will'. Editor(s): Schofield, Norman. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 422 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
In the last decade the techniques of social choice theory, game theory and positive political theory have been combined in interesting ways so as to pro vide a common framework for analyzing the behavior of a developed political economy. Social choice theory itself grew out of the innovative attempts by Ken neth Arrow (1951) and Duncan Black (1948, 1958) to extend the range of economic theory in order to deal with collective decision-making over public goods. Later work, by William Baumol (1952), and James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock (1962), focussed on providing an "economic" interpretation of democratic institutions. In the ... Read more
In the last decade the techniques of social choice theory, game theory and positive political theory have been combined in interesting ways so as to pro vide a common framework for analyzing the behavior of a developed political economy. Social choice theory itself grew out of the innovative attempts by Ken neth Arrow (1951) and Duncan Black (1948, 1958) to extend the range of economic theory in order to deal with collective decision-making over public goods. Later work, by William Baumol (1952), and James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock (1962), focussed on providing an "economic" interpretation of democratic institutions. In the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
Series
Recent Economic Thought
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792397113
SKU
V9780792397113
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Reviews for Collective Decision-Making
`The editor has selected carefully an excellent array of articles and organized them most effectively in a logical and coherent presentation of critical issues with social choice and political economy within the context of collective decision making. This is an excellent edited volume for readers familiar with the general theories, theorems, and voting methods presented, ... Read more