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Record Nr.

UNINA9910476808803321

Autore

Nurmi Hannu

Titolo

Models of Political Economy / / Hannu Nurmi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2006

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 pages)

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction 2. What Are We Aiming At? 3. Homo Oeconomicus 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 Oeconomicus: Should We Let Him Go?.

Sommario/riassunto

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 theory game theory mechanism design games of asymmetric information. Hannu Nurmi's text will prove to be invaluable to all students who wish to understand this increasingly technical field.