An Introduction to Public Choice

Cheng-Chen Yang ()
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Cheng-Chen Yang: Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

Journal of Economics and Management, 2012, vol. 8, issue 2, 153-189

Abstract: The basic tenet of public choice is to study political behavior and institutions from the viewpoint of rational choice. This paper provides an introduction to the field of public choice on the basis of five classical works.

Keywords: public choice; Condorcet paradox; space competition; bureaucracy; free rider problem; optimal constitution; referendum (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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