Come utilizzare i principi dell'economia per analizzare la politica e la pubblica amministrazione? Se gli individui all'interno di una economia di mercato sono mossi prevalentemente dall'auto-interesse, perché non dovrebbero comportarsi allo stesso modo in qualsiasi contesto? In questo ormai classico testo introduttivo alla Public Choice, Gordon Tullock (1922-2014) studia per la prima volta il comportamento di politici, burocrati ed elettori da una prospettiva nuova. Per Tullock, i burocra...

Come funziona davvero la politica democratica? La scuola della "public choice" utilizza gli strumenti concettuali dell'economia per studiare la politica, in una prospettiva fortemente realistica. Inaugurata da autori come il Premio Nobel James M. Buchanan (1919-2013) e Gordon Tullock (1922-2014), è oggi un programma di ricerca estremamente significativo. Questo libro offre un'introduzione sintetica alla "teoria della scelta pubblica". Non esistono soltanto "i fallimenti del mercato". Per g...

The New World of Economics, 6th edition, by Richard McKenzie and Gordon Tullock, represents a revival of a classic text that, when it was first published, changed substantially the way economics would be taught at the introductory and advanced levels of economics for all time. In a very real sense, many contemporary general-audience economics books that seek to apply the “economic way of thinking” to an unbounded array of social issues have grown out of the disciplinary tradition establish...

In May 1999, over 50 distinguished scholars from all over the world gathered to honor Gordon Tullock, one of the most prolific, original, and versatile scholars of his generation. Tullock is best known for his pioneering work in Public Choice, the study of how self-interested individuals interact with governments. Tullock's research in public choice has contributed to the understanding of the decisions made by elected officials and bureaucrats, as well as knowledge and how individuals and ...

Traditional public policy and welfare economics have held that “market failures”—the presumed inability of a free market to deliver certain goods and services deemed to be in the public interest—are common and require government intervention to protect the public good. But is this actually the case?Beyond Politics carefully scrutinizes this view through the modern theory of public choice and systematically explains how government is produc...

This collection of previously unpublished expository writings by Gordon Tullock on themes ranging from game theory, externalities, public choice, rent-seeking, law and economics, and economic progress is representative of the breadth of Tullock's career. As co-founder of Public Choice, Tullock has been a major contributor to our understanding of the logic of collective choice and the politics of collective action. Tullock's insights have helped establish the unambiguous message that politi...

In 1962, economists James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock published The Calculus of Consent, in which they developed the principles of public choice theory. In the fifty years since its publication, the book has defined the field and set the standard for research and analysis. To celebrate a half-century of scholarship in public choice, Dwight Lee has assembled distinguished academics from around the world to reflect on the influence of this monumental publication, and, more broadly, the le...

Duncan Black made a significant contribution to the development of public choice theory during his lifetime. Upon his death it became apparent that much of his scholarship and critique of economics was never published. Formal Contributions to the Theory of Public Choice is a collection of Duncan Black's unpublished works, representing his continuing contribution to economics and political science. It provides an insight into Black's intellectual endeavors and introduces some new i...