| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 466 pages) |
| Contents |
Political Economy: Risk and Uncertainty -- Limited Access Society -- Social Choice -- Models of the World and Society -- Elections in the United States -- Elections in the United Kingdom -- Elections in Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium -- Elections in Poland 1997-2005 -- Elections in Russia and the Caucasus -- Elections in Israel and Turkey -- Institutions and Development -- Chaotic Leadership Transitions -- Concluding Remarks on Knowledge of Science and Society |
| Summary |
Combining elements of economic reasoning and political science has proven to be very useful for understanding the broad variation in economic development around the world. In a sense research in this field goes back to the Scottish Enlightenment and Adam Smith's original plan in his Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations. "Leadership or Chaos" by Norman Schofield and Maria Gallego is intended as an advanced, self-contained text in political economy dealing with social choice. The theory and empirical analysis are used to examine democratic institutions and elections in the |
| Analysis |
sociale wetenschappen |
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social sciences |
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politicologie |
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political science |
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public finance |
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economie |
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economics |
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economische theorie |
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economic theory |
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speltheorie |
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game theory |
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wiskunde |
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mathematics |
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Social Sciences (General) |
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Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-466) |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Political science.
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Economics.
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Economics
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economics.
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Sciences sociales.
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Droit.
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Sciences humaines.
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Economics
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Political science
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Democratie.
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Democratisering.
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Social choice.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gallego, María, 1950-
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Jeon, Jee Seon
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Ozdemir, Ugur
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| ISBN |
9783642195167 |
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3642195164 |
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9783642195150 |
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3642195156 |
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