Public Choice

Autocratic, Democratic, and Optimal Government

William A. Niskanen

This book presents simple models of the major alternative types of political regimes, estimates of the parameters of these models, and quantitative estimates of the fiscal choices and economic outcomes of these regimes. William Niskanen...

Paperback (2005)

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Hardback (2004)

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Political Competition, Innovation and Growth in the History of Asian Civilizations

Edited by Peter Bernholz, Roland Vaubel

Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively debate surrounding this question, going back to David Hume and Immanuel Kant. This book is a new attempt to test its ver...

Hardback (January 2005)

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Property Rights, Planning and Markets

Chris Webster, Lawrence W.-C. Lai

This book represents a major innovation in the institutional analysis of cities and their planning, management and governance. Using concepts of transaction costs and property rights, the work shows systematically how urban order evolves...

Paperback (2005)

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Changing Institutions in the European Union

Edited by Giuseppe Eusepi, Friedrich Schneider

This book makes a valuable, analytical contribution to recent debates on the ongoing institutional changes occurring within the European Union. It provides a comprehensive and diverse insight into a variety of areas, including in-depth s...

Hardback (2004)

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Equality, Rights and the Autonomous Self

Timothy P. Roth

Modern liberalism asserts the transcendental, autonomous self’s ‘natural rights’ against others’ moralistic and political preferences, and regards the economist’s utilitarian social welfare theory as instrumental to the achievement of ‘s...

Hardback (2004)

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The New Democratic Federalism For Europe

Bruni S. Frey, Reiner Eichenberger

This innovative book proposes a new institutional arrangement for government to fulfil the needs of its citizens as well as possible. Existing aspects of federalism and direct democracy in Europe are strengthened, and as a result future ...

Paperback (2004)

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Hardback (1999)

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Capitalism and Democracy

Dennis C. Mueller

This distinguished collection of Dennis Mueller’s papers discusses the economic challenges faced as a result of events in the latter third of the twentieth century; the formation of the European Union, the collapse of Communism in East E...

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Political Economy and Public Finance

Edited by Stanley L. Winer, Hirofumi Shibata

There is a long-standing difference amongst public economists between those who think that collective choice must be formally acknowledged, and those who derive their policy recommendations from a social planning framework in which polit...

Paperback (2003)

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Economic Welfare, International Business and Global Institutional Change

Edited by Ram Mudambi, Pietro Maria Navarra, Giuseppe Sobbrio

The distinguished authors in this volume address the fundamental causes for such heterogeneous international experiences, placing particular emphasis on the role of institutions. They demonstrate how the study of economic development is...

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The Elgar Companion to Public Choice

Edited by William F. Shughart II, Laura Razzolini

This authoritative and encyclopaedic reference work provides a thorough account of the public choice approach to economics and politics. The Companion breaks new ground by joining together the most important issues in the field in a sing...

Paperback (2003)

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Hardback (2001)

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The Elgar Companion to Law and Economics

Edited by Jürgen G. Backhaus

This authoritative and comprehensive reference work introduces the reader to the major concepts and leading contributors in the field of law and economics. The Companion features accessible, informative and provocative entries on all th...

Paperback (2003)

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Hardback (1999)

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