Democracy and Welfare Economics

ISBN-13: 9780521436373 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 228 str.

Hans Van Den Doel; Hans Van Den Doel; Ben Van Velthoven

Opis

This book is a fully revised and updated version of Hans van den Doel's Democracy and Welfare Economics. It presents the economic theory of political decision-making (otherwise known as new political economy, or public choice), providing students with an accessible and clear introduction to this important subject. The authors identify four different methods of decision-making by which the political process transforms the demands of individual citizens into government policy, and these are analyzed in turn with reference to economic theory.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Economics and politics; 2. Welfare and welfare optimum; 3. Negotiation; 4. Majority decision; 5. Representation; 6. Implementation; 7. The political process; Notes; References; Index.