Through case studies, illustrations, and examples, the author provides students with the means to analyze a wide variety of situations. The Second Edition has been thoroughly revised to include updated cases and examples, new problem sets and discussion questions, and new “Experimental Corner” sections at the end of many chapters, describing experiments from social science literature.
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Analyzing Politics makes the fundamentals of rational-choice theory accessible to undergraduates in clear, nontechnical language.
Acknowledgements Part I Introduction 1 It Isn't Rocket Science, but... 2 Rationality: The Model of Choice Part II Group Choice 3 Getting Started with Group Choice Analysis 4 Group Choice and Majority Rule 5 Spatial Models of Majority Rule 6 Strategic Behavior: Sophistication, Misrepresentation, and Manipulation 7 Voting Methods and Electoral Systems Part III Cooperation, Collective Action, and Public Goods 8 Cooperation 9 Collective Action 10 Public Goods, Externalities, and the Commons Part IV Institutions 11 Institutions: General Remarks 12 Legislatures 13 Bureaucracy and Intergovernmental Relations 14 Leadership 15 Courts and Judges 16 Cabinet Government and Parliamentary Democracy 17 Final Lessons Index
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780393935073
Publisert
2010-07-30
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Ww Norton & Co
Vekt
439 gr
Høyde
211 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
36 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
560
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