Norman Schofield is William R. Taussig Professor of Political Economy at Washington University, St. Louis, USA.
Using unique and cutting-edge research, Schofield a prominent author in the US for a number of years, explores the growth area of positive political economy within economics and politics. The first book to explain the spatial model of voting from a mathematical, economics and game-theory perspective it is essential reading for all those studying positive political economy.
1. Introduction 2. Social Choice 3. Voting Rules 4. The Core 5. The Heart 6. A Spatial Model of Coalition 7. A Spatial Model of Elections 8. Activist Coalitions 9. Political Coalitions in the United States 10. Conclusion
This book is the first to explain the spatial model of voting from an economics, mathematical and game-theoretic perspective. As such, it is at the cutting edge of research within politics and economics and is essential reading in these disciplines.
Explains the spatial model of voting from an economics, mathematical and game-theoretic perspective.
Über den Autor
Norman Schofield is William R. Taussig Professor of Political Economy at Washington University, St. Louis, USA.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction 2. Social Choice 3. Voting Rules 4. The Core 5. The Heart 6. A Spatial Model of Coalition 7. A Spatial Model of Elections 8. Activist Coalitions 9. Political Coalitions in the United States 10. Conclusion
Klappentext
This book is the first to explain the spatial model of voting from an economics, mathematical and game-theoretic perspective. As such, it is at the cutting edge of research within politics and economics and is essential reading in these disciplines.
