Leadership or chaos the heart and soul of politics /
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 M...
| Main Author: | Schofield, Norman, 1944- |
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| Other Authors: | Gallego, María, 1950-, Jeon, Jee Seon., Ozdemir, Ugur., SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York :
Springer,
©2011.
Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York : [2011] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvi, 466 pages) |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-466). 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. 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. English. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvi, 466 pages) |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-466). |
| ISBN: |
9783642195167 3642195164 9783642195150 3642195156 |