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'Like all the others, this volume will become the first point of reference - the 'bible' - for all scholars in the field, both the experts and the more casual samplers. It represents an amazing effort, even more extraordinary than the earlier versions. The profession is deeply in Mueller's debt.' Geoffrey Brennan, Australian National University
'This is a granddaddy of a book! Or rather a grand-son of one. For over a quarter of a century, Mueller has been providing us with successive surveys of the field of public choice, with each version more extensive, detailed and impressive than its predecessor. This is the third book in that series. And almost certainly the final one. No one could reasonably be expected to master the field in quite this masterful way ever again. The original 1979 book ran to almost three hundred spaciously typed pages. The 1989 successor extended to more than five hundred and was rather more densely spaced. The current version is over seven hundred, and includes almost seventy pages of references. Compiling such a survey - single-handedly - is a gargantuan effort, and has been accomplished here with amazing completeness and elegance.' Russell Hardin, Stanford University
'Dennis Mueller's book is certainly the most comprehensive and elegantly presented discourse on nearly a half century of research on public choice and ought to be required reading for any student of political science, if not social science generally. The material covered is virtually exhaustive of the field, and no one who wishes to understand this important subfield of social science should avoid consuming all that is offered here - offered in easily digestible and entertaining form while benefiting from the insights of one of the key contributors to the field.' Peter Ordeshook, California Institute of Technology
Book Description
This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). As in the previous editions, all of the major topics of public choice are covered. These include: why the state exists, voting rules, federalism, the theory of clubs, two-party and multiparty electoral systems, rent seeking, bureaucracy, interest groups, dictatorship, the size of government, voter participation, and political business cycles. Normative issues in public choice are also examined. The book is suitable for upper level courses in economics dealing with politics, and political science courses emphasizing rational actor models.
Public Choice III
Public Choice III,Dennis C. Mueller,Cambridge University Press,0521894751,Business & Economics,Business/Economics,Democracy,Economics - General,Elections,General,Politics - Current Events,Politics / Current Events,Public Finance,Social choice,State, The,Welfare economics,Business & Economics / Economics / General,Economic theory & philosophy,Elections & referenda,Political economy,Political science & theory,Sociology, Social Studies
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