Analyzing Electoral Promises With Game Theory

Electoral promises help to win votes and political candidates, or parties should strategically choose what they can deliver to win an election. Past game-theoretical studies tend to ignore electoral promises and this book sheds illuminating light on the functions and effects of electoral promises on policies or electoral outcomes through game theory models. This book provides a basic framework for game-theoretical analysis of electoral promises.
The book also includes cases to illustrate real life applications of these theories.

List of contents

1. Electoral Promises in Formal Models 2. Electoral Promises as a Commitment Device 3. Electoral Promises as a Signal 4. Electoral Promises with Vague Words. Bibliography

Summary

Electoral promises help to win votes and political candidates, or parties should strategically choose what they can deliver to win an election.The book also includes cases to illustrate real life applications of these theories. ?

Product details

• Authors: Yasushi Asako, Yasushi (Tokai University Asako
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.04.2022
• EAN: 9780367569976
• ISBN: 978-0-367-56997-6
• No. of pages: 126
• Series: Routledge Focus on Economics and Finance
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, MATHEMATICS / Game Theory, game theory, Elections & referenda, Microeconomics, Elections and referenda / suffrage