The Elgar Companion to Public Choice

by William F. Shughart II, Laura Razzolini

Overview

This authoritative and encyclopaedic reference work provides a thorough account of the public choice approach to economics and politics. The Companion breaks new ground by joining together the most important issues in the field in a single comprehensive volume. It contains state-of-the-art discussions of both old and contemporary problems, including new work by the founding fathers as well as contributions by a new generation of younger scholars.

The book reviews the literature of public choice, highlighting the common ground between all rational choice approaches to politics. It demonstrates the important impact of public choice on economics, political science, philosophy and sociology. It will be an indispensable source of reference for many years to the ideas, analytical methods and empirical research in the field.

The Companion will serve as the standard reference work for all those engaged in the field of public choice and will be essential reading for politicians and policymakers, scholars in political science, public and social choice, as well as graduate students in economics, political science and public administration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852785406
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	03/26/2001
Series:	Elgar Original Reference Series
Pages:	832
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by William F. Shughart II, J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice, Utah State University and Laura Razzolini, University of Alabama, US

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface Introduction: Public Choice at the Millennium Part I: Methodology Part II: The Constitutional Framework Part III: Institutions and Mechanisms of Collective Choice Part IV: Public Choice Perspectives on Government and the Economy Part V: The Public Choice Revolution References Index

Editorial Reviews

'. . . this compendium offers a solid introduction into an economic field that is gaining in influence.'

From the Publisher

‘This is a comprehensive set of essays on myriad facets of public choice by many of the leading contributors in the field. The coverage is excellent and the essays are terrific. I highly recommend this book for researchers and students.’

Todd Sandler

‘Co-Editors Michael Reksulak, Laura Razzolini, and William Shughart have assembled a fine extension of the first Elgar Companion to Public Choice that was published in 2003 (Shughart and Razzolini 2003). . . Overall, the 2013 Companion is useful to scholars both as specialists in the specific topics covered and as generalists interested in surveying the field.’

Edward J. Lopez