Advanced Introduction to Public Choice by Randall G Holcombe

Advanced Introduction to Public Choice by Randall G Holcombe

Holcombe emphasizes the theoretical foundations of public choice, examining the way that voter preferences are aggregated through democratic decision-making, the way that political exchange leads to the production of public policy, and the way that the constitutional framework within which political activity takes place is designed.

'In this slim volume, Randall Holcombe takes the reader masterfully on an informative journey through the main regions of public choice theoryAmong the topics this fine volume covers are voting theory, presidential vs. parliamentary systems, interest groups, bureaucracy, political entrepreneurship, and constitutional political economy. Someone who works through this book will be solidly prepared to venture into the higher reaches of public choice theory.' -- Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University
'Robert Kennedy said that ''Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.'' This is a book for both kinds of people. Holcombe provides a hard-headed analysis of how government and politics actually works, and careful analysis of why the dreams for optimal outcomes, whether coming from the formal models of supposedly sophisticated economists, (based on ''as if'' assumptions that exclude politics), or those coming from idealist ''reformers'' (stemming from their utopian visions), end up shattered by harsh behavioral and institutional realities. Written in a completely non-technical fashion, and covering topics like rational ignorance, rent-seeking and regulatory capture, this book works beautifully either as a complement to traditional introductory economics courses, or to introductory courses in political science.' -- Bernard Grofman, University of California, Irvine
'The author has extensive personal connections to all the aspects of public choice, and has produced a masterful volume. The insights of public choice are varied, but its explanatory power is consistent. Holcombe manages to weave together an interesting and informed commentary on the many strands of public choice scholarship in a way that will be useful even to experts, while providing an overview that a determined newcomer will be able to pick up immediately.' -- Michael Munger, Duke University

Randall G. Holcombe, DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics, Florida State University, US

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ISBN 13	9781785362040
ISBN 10	1785362046
Title	Advanced Introduction to Public Choice
Author	Randall G Holcombe
Series	Elgar Advanced Introductions Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Year published	2016-10-28
Number of pages	168
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