Self-Interest and Public Interest in Western Politics

Zusatztext `useful for both students and beginners who want a first contact with the problem and its classic literature'Public Choice Klappentext Is it self-interest or public interest that dominates Western politics? In this book! which combines in a novel way insights from different fields! including rational choice theory! political philosophy! and electoral research! Leif Lewin examines more than two- hundred studies of democracy in action from seventeen countries. He looks at the behavior and attitudes of voters! bureaucrats! and politicians! in turn! and shows that the plausible and prevalent theory that egoism rules simply doesn't match the facts. This intriguing study will be of special interest to students of comparative politics! West European politics! political science! and economics. Zusammenfassung Is it self-interest or public interest that dominates Western politics? The author examines more than 200 studies of democracy in action from 17 countries and argues that the prevalent theory that egoism rules simply does not match the facts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Self-interest and public interest; Does the voter vote according to his pocket-book?; Are politicians vote-maximizers?; Are bureaucrats budget-maximizers?; Individual and collective rationality

Product details

• Authors: Leif Lewin, Leif (Johan Skytte Professor of Eloquence a Lewin
• Assisted by: Donald Lavery (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.1991
• EAN: 9780198277255
• ISBN: 978-0-19-827725-5
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Comparative Politics; Comparative European Politics; Comparative Politics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous