Models of political economy

Models of Political Economy will introduce students to the basic methodology of political economics. It covers all core theories as well as new developments including:decision theorygame theorymechanism designgames of asymmetric information.Hannu Nurmi's text will prove to be invaluable to all students who wish to understand this increasingly technical field.

Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 What are we aiming at?; 3 Homo œconomicus; 4 Economic man under attack; 5 Games: descriptions and solutions; 6 Bargaining and coalitions; 7 Decision making in committees; 8 Designing for elections and public goods provision; 9 What kind of government?; 10 Aspects of policy evaluation; 11 Homo œconomicus: should we let him go?; Notes; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index