03437nam 2200601Ia 450 991077802360332120200520144314.01-282-13143-597866121314310-8157-0170-5(CKB)1000000000785854(EBL)472670(OCoLC)430522773(SSID)ssj0000268150(PQKBManifestationID)11218681(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268150(PQKBWorkID)10213205(PQKB)11732476(MdBmJHUP)muse12725(Au-PeEL)EBL472670(CaPaEBR)ebr10338463(CaONFJC)MIL213143(MiAaPQ)EBC472670(EXLCZ)99100000000078585420080605d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVital statistics on Congress 2008[electronic resource] /Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann, Michael J. MalbinWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20081 online resource (209 p.)Vital statistics on Congress ;2008Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-6665-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.List of tables and figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Members of Congress -- 2. Elections -- 3. Campaign finance -- 4. Committees -- 5. Congressional staff and operating expenses -- 6. Workload -- 7. Budgeting -- 8. Voting alignments -- Appendix -- Index.Vital Statistics on Congress remains the quintessential source of authoritative information on America's legislature. This important series tracks the elements that define and describe Congress in the post-World War II era, and in this new edition, three of America's most esteemed political analysts extend their examination through the 109th Congress. They combine historical context with insightful analysis and copious data to produce a valuable and authoritative picture of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Norman Ornstein, Thomas Mann, and Michael Malbin track the changing makeup of Congress through history and across several dimensions, such as region, party, occupation, religion, committee assignments, staff size, and political stances. They document trends in critical areas such as voter turnout, ticket splitting, incumbency and turnover, and margin of victory. The authors, acknowledged experts in campaign finance, provide detailed information on candidate, party, and PAC spending. The material presented in l Statistics on Congress 2008 rev reveals a fascinating and important picture of America's chosen representatives, as politicians and as people. It will be an important addition to the bookshelves of media, political professionals, scholars and their students, and political junkies everywhere.Legislative bodiesUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government20th centuryLegislative bodies328.73Malbin Michael J1583790Mann Thomas E140707Ornstein Norman J1093192MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778023603321Vital statistics on Congress 20083867225UNINA05471nam 2200805Ia 450 991095468750332120251116234536.01-135-27252-21-135-27253-01-282-57198-297866125719850-203-86014-410.4324/9780203860144 (CKB)2670000000009377(EBL)484809(OCoLC)742297673(SSID)ssj0001143616(PQKBManifestationID)12513061(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001143616(PQKBWorkID)11112404(PQKB)10774801(SSID)ssj0000358183(PQKBManifestationID)11278541(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358183(PQKBWorkID)10359320(PQKB)11773735(MiAaPQ)EBC484809(Au-PeEL)EBL484809(CaPaEBR)ebr10371467(CaONFJC)MIL257198(OCoLC)609856163(EXLCZ)99267000000000937720090730d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrComputable, constructive & behavioural economic dynamics essays in honour of Kumaraswamy (Vela) Velupillai /edited by Stefano Zambelli1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY Routledge20101 online resource (560 p.)Routledge frontiers of political economy Computable, constructive and behavioural economic dynamics Description based upon print version of record.0-415-58325-X 0-415-49263-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Prelude; 1 Computable and constructive economics, undecidable dynamics and algorithmic rationality: An essay in honour of Professor Kumaraswamy (Vela) Velupillai; 2 From an admirer and a friend; Part II: Dynamical systems, business cycles and macroeconomics; 3 The Richard Goodwin circle at Harvard (1938-1950); 4 Not growth, not cycles, but something in between; 5 The nonlinear path of macroeconomic dynamics; Part III: Computable economics; 6 The information economy7 Hypotheses that imply the independence of P = NP from strong axiomatic systems8 Universal models; 9 Model description length priors in the urn problem; Part IV: Constructivity, rationality and complexity in economic theory; 10 The honeybee as teacher; 11 Constructivist logic and emergent evolution in economic complexity; 12 Remarks on numerical systems, algorithms and economic theory; 13 An experiment on equilibrium selection: The relative unimportance of context; 14 The complexity of social choice; Part V: History of thought and methodology; 15 Varieties of internal critique16 Rational economic man: A centrepiece in social science?17 Resisting the sirens of realism in economic methodology: A Socratic odyssey; 18 Who, in Scandinavian economic theoretic literature, picked up major threads from Wicksell's writings?; Part VI: Capital, viability and growth; 19 The Accumulation of Capital over 50 years on; 20 The means of subsistence and the notion of 'viability' in Sraffa's surplus approach; 21 A disequilibrium growth cycle model with differential savings; Part VII: Markets and their behaviours; 22 Evolution of FX markets and new financial economics23 Elasticity puzzle: An inquiry into micro-macro relations24 Bubbles and crashes: A cyborg approach; 25 Is there gold in Taylor's rule?: A note on the treasure hunt; 26 The economics of Keynes in an almost stock- flow consistent agent- based setting; 27 Minsky's 'financial instability hypothesis': The not- too-Keynesian optimism of a financial Cassandra; 28 Organizational capabilities and industry dynamics: A computational model; Part VIII: Finale29 The most difficult questions A brief reflection inspired by K. Vela Velupillai's contributions in computable economics, evolution and complexity30 A homage to my father; Author index; Subject indexThe book contains thirty original articles dealing with important aspects of theoretical as well as applied economic theory. While the principal focus is on: the computational and algorithmic nature of economic dynamics; individual as well as collective decision process and rational behavior, some contributions emphasize also the importance of classical recursion theory and constructive mathematics for dynamical systems, business cycles theories, growth theories, and others are in the area of history of thought, methodology and behavioural economics. The contributors range from Nobel LaureaRoutledge frontiers of political economy ;126.Computable, constructive and behavioural economic dynamicsMacroeconomicsEconomics, MathematicalMacroeconomics.Economics, Mathematical.330.01330.0151Velupillai Kumaraswamy1947-123341Zambelli Stefano125402MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954687503321Computable, constructive & behavioural economic dynamics4496034UNINA