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Political Economy for Public Policy /

This textbook uses modern political economy to introduce students of political science, government, economics, and public policy to the politics of the policymaking process. The book's distinct political economy approach has two virtues. By developing general principles for thinking about polic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bueno de Mesquita, Ethan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Summary of Contents
  • Policy Applications
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Normative Foundations
  • 1. Normative Frameworks
  • 2. Collective Goals
  • 3. Pareto Concepts
  • Summing Up Normative Foundations
  • Part II. Social Dilemmas
  • 4. Externalities
  • 5. Coordination Problems
  • 6. Commitment Problems
  • Summing Up Social Dilemmas
  • Part III. Constraints on Good Governance
  • 7. Strategic Adjustment
  • 8. Dynamic Inconsistency
  • 9. The Need for Information
  • 10. Influence over Elected Officials
  • 11. Institutions, Incentives, and Power
  • Summing Up Constraints on Good Governance
  • Concluding Reflections on Politics and Policy
  • Part IV. Appendices on Game Theory
  • A. Utility, Strategic-Form Games, and Nash Equilibrium
  • B. Extensive-Form Games
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Referenced Authors
  • General Index