Calculus of Consent

Name: Calculus of Consent
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ISBN: 9780865975323

ISBN-10: 0865975329

ISBN-13: 9780865975323

Edition: 2004

Authors: Gordon TULLOCK, James BUCHANAN, Charles Kershaw Charles Kershaw Rowle

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List price: $14.50
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/31/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 364
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540



Introduction



James McGill Buchanan




The conceptual framework



Introduction



The individualistic postulate



Politics and the economic nexus



Individual rationality in social choice



The realm of social choice



The organization of human activity



A generalized economic theory of constitutions



The rule of unanimity



The costs of decision-making



Analyses of decision-making rules



The structure of the models



Simple majority voting



Simple majority voting and the theory of games



Majority rule, game theory, and Pareto optimality



Pareto optimality, external costs, and income redistribution



The range and extent of collective action



Qualified majority voting rules, representation, and the interdependence of constitutional variables



The bicameral legislature



The orthodox model of majority rule



The economics and the ethics of democracy



Democratic ethics and economic efficiency



Pressure groups, special interests, and the constitution



The politics of the good society



Marginal notes on reading political philosophy




Theoretical forerunners