| Interdisciplinary Studies of the Political Order: New Applications of Public Choice Theory Contributor(s): Boudreaux, Donald J. (Editor), Coyne, Christopher J. (Editor), Herzberg, Bobbi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786609800 ISBN-13: 9781786609809 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $150.48 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Economy - Business & Economics | Economic History - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 320.01 |
| LCCN: 2019002745 |
| Series: Economy, Polity, and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.35 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The political process focuses on the ways that people come together to engage in collective decision making in a variety of contexts. The central elements of the political process include: the formation of rules, the subsequent interactions that take place within those rules, and the evolution of rules over time. Scholars working in the area of Virginia political economy-e.g., James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock-emphasize the importance of applying the tools of economics to non-market settings, including politics. Scholars in this tradition focus on both politics and economics to understand the formation of political rules-constitutional political economy-as well as the subsequent play within those rules-public choice. Scholars in the Bloomington School-most notably, Elinor and Vincent Ostrom-have emphasized three important aspects of the political process and political order. The first is the distinction between "rules in form" and "rules in use." The rules in form refer to codified rules while the rules in use refer to the rules that people actually follow in their daily lives. Together, these dynamics generate the political order. The chapters in this volume explore and engage the key thinkers and ideas of the Virginia and Bloomington schools of political economy. The diversity in topics and approaches will make the volume of interest to readers in a variety of fields, including economics, entrepreneurship, history, political science, and public policy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coyne, Christopher J.: - Christopher J. Coyne is the F. A. Harper Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center.Herzberg, Bobbi: - Bobbi Herzberg is a Distinguished Senior Fellow in the F. A. Hayek Program in Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her research focuses on public policy, institutional analysis, and public choice theory with a special focus on the Bloomington School.Boudreaux, Donald J.: - Donald J. Boudreaux is a Senior Fellow with the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, a Mercatus Center Board Member, and a professor of economics and former economics-department chairman at George Mason University. He holds the Martha and Nelson Getchell Chair for the Study of Free Market Capitalism at the Mercatus Center. He specializes in globalization and trade, law and economics, and antitrust economics. |