Positive Political Theory - Softcover

Austen-Smith, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0472068946 ISBN 13: 9780472068944

Publisher: University of Michigan Press, 2005

Synopsis

“A major piece of work . . . a classic. There is no other book like it.” —Norman Schofield, Washington University “The authors succeed brilliantly in tackling a large number of important questions concerning the interaction among voters and elected representatives in the political arena, using a common, rigorous language.” —Antonio Merlo, University of Pennsylvania Positive Political Theory II: Strategy and Structure is the second volume in Jeffrey Banks and David Austen-Smith’s monumental study of the links between individual preferences and collective choice. The book focuses on representative systems, including both elections and legislative decision-making processes, clearly connecting individual preferences to collective outcomes. This book is not a survey. Rather, it is the coherent, cumulative result of the authors’ brilliant efforts to indirectly connect preferences to collective choice through strategic behaviors such as agenda-selection and voting. The book will be an invaluable reference and teaching tool for economists and political scientists, and an essential companion to any scholar interested in the latest theoretical advances in positive political theory.

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About the Author

David Austen-Smith is Earl Dean Howard Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Political Science and Economics at Northwestern University.

The late Jeffrey S. Banks was Professor of Political Science at California Institute of Technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0472068946
• ISBN 13: 9780472068944
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 472