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Madmen, intellectuals, and academic scribblers : the economic engine of political change Wayne A. Leighton and Edward J. López

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Stanford Stanford University Press 2013Description: 209 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780804793391
Subject(s):
Contents:
Ideas and the rules of politics -- The never-ending quest for good government -- Economists join the battle of political ideas -- Public choice : how we get bad policies and get stuck with them, or not -- How ideas matter for political change -- Four stories of political change -- What is to be done? : assembling the wisdom
Summary: This book introduces readers to the economics of politics-particularly political change-showing how incentives matter as much in politics as they do in the rest of our lives, and illustrating how ideas ultimately determine our motivations and the outcomes that they produce.
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Book Book Harare Campus Library Open Shelf JF1525.P6 LEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 146406 Available BK132084
Book Book Harare Campus Library Open Shelf JF1525.P6 LEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 146408 Available BK132114
Book Book Harare Campus Library Open Shelf JF1525.P6 LEI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 146407 Available BK131994

Includes bibliographical references and index

Ideas and the rules of politics -- The never-ending quest for good government -- Economists join the battle of political ideas -- Public choice : how we get bad policies and get stuck with them, or not -- How ideas matter for political change -- Four stories of political change -- What is to be done? : assembling the wisdom

This book introduces readers to the economics of politics-particularly political change-showing how incentives matter as much in politics as they do in the rest of our lives, and illustrating how ideas ultimately determine our motivations and the outcomes that they produce.

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