Readings in Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008 edition

Jacket Description/Back: Public choice is the study of behavior at the intersection of economics and political science. Since the pioneering work of Duncan Black in the 1940s, public choice has developed a rich literature, drawing from such related perspectives as history, philosophy, law, and sociology, to analyze political decision making (by citizen-voters, elected officials, bureaucratic administrators, lobbyists, and other "rational" actors) in social and economic context, with an emphasis on identifying differences between individual goals and collective outcomes. Constitutional political economy provides important insights into the relationship between effective constitutions and the behavior of ordinary political markets. In Readings in Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy, Charles Rowley and Friedrich Schneider have assembled an international array of leading authors to present a comprehensive and accessible overview of the field and its applications. Covering a wide array of topics, including regulation and antitrust, taxation, trade liberalization, political corruption, interest group behavior, dictatorship, and environmental issues, and featuring biographies of the founding fathers of the field, this volume will be essential reading for scholars and students, policymakers, economists, sociologists, and non-specialist readers interested in the dynamics of political economy. Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: Introductory Overviews 1. Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy Charles K. Rowley 2. Public Choice: An Introduction Dennis C. Mueller Part II: Biographies of the Founding Fathers 3. Black Duncan (1908 1991) Charles K. Rowley 4. Buchanan, James, M. (1919 - ) Robert D. Tollison 5. Downs, Anthony Bernard Grofman 6. Friedman, Milton (1912 - ) Charles K. Rowley and Anne E. Bradley 7. Olson, Mancur (1932- - 1998) Melvin J. Hinich and Michael C. Munger 8. Riker, William H. (1920 1993) John Aldrich 9. Tullock, Gordon (1922 - ) Charles K. Rowley Part III: Perspectives 10. The Perspective of the History of Economic Thought Charles K. Rowley 11. The Perspective of Economics Robert D. Tollison 12. The Perspective of Philosophy Hartmut Kliemt 13. The Perspective of Law Francesco Parisi 14. The Perspective of Sociology Viktor J. Vanberg Part III: Fundamental Principles 15. Constitutional Political Economy James M. Buchanan 16. Spatial Theory Melvin J. Hinich and Michael C. Munger 17. Social Choice, Contracts and Logrolling Peter Bernholz 18. Interest Group Behavior and Influence Frans van Winden 19. Dictatorship Ronald Wintrobe Part IV: Applications 20. Public Finance Harvey S. Rosen 21. Taxation Stanley L. Winer and Walter Hettich 22. Monetary Policy and CentralBank Behavior Manfred Gartner 23. Regulation and Antitrust William F. Shughart II 24. International Trade Policy: Departure from Free Trade Arye L. Hillman 25. Trade Liberalization and Globalization Arye L. Hillman 26. Shadow Economy Friedrich Schneider 27. Vote and Popularity Functions Martin Paldam 28. Corruption Susan Rose-Ackerman 29. Environmental Politics Hannelore Weck-Hannemann 30. Experimental Politics Arthur J. H. C. Schram 31. Voting-with-the-wings: Collective Decision-Making in Honeybee Societies Janet Landa"

Contributor Bio:  Rowley, Charles K Charles K. Rowley is at The Locke Institute. Contributor Bio:  Schneider, Friedrich Friedrich Schneider is Professor of Economics of the Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria. He was the European editor of Public Choice from 1991 to 2004 and he has published extensively in leading economic journals including The Quarterly Journal of Economics, The American Economic Review, The Economic Journal and Kyklos.