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Economic Theory of Democracy

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ISBN-10: 0060417501

ISBN-13: 9780060417505

Edition: 1957

Authors: Anthony Downs

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List price: $112.80
Copyright year: 1957
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication date: 1/21/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Basic Structure Of The Model
Introduction
Party Motivation and the Function of Government in Society
The Basic Logic of Voting
The Basic Logic of Government Decision-Making
The General Effects Of Uncertainty
The Meaning of Uncertainty
How Uncertainty Affects Government Decision-Making
The Development of Political Ideologies as Means of Getting Votes
The Statics and Dynamics of Party Ideologies
Problems of Rationality Under Coalition Governments
Government Vote-Maximizing and Individual Marginal Equilibrium
Specific Effects Of Information Costs
The Process of Becoming Informed
How Rational Citizens Reduce Information Costs
The Returns From Information and Their Diminution
The Causes and Effects of Rational Abstention
Derivative Implications And Hypothesis
A Comment on Economic Theories of Government Behavior
Testable Prepositions Derived from the Theory