Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. xvi, 228 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "A unified and accessible treatment of important formal models of domestic politics appropriate for students in political science and economics"--
2. "Formal Models of Domestic Politics offers the first unified and accessible treatment of canonical and important new formal models of domestic politics. Intended for students in political science and economics who have already taken a course in game theory, the text covers eight classes of models: electoral competition under certainty and uncertainty, special interest politics, veto players, delegation, coalitions, political agency, and regime change. Political economists, comparativists, and Americanists alike will find the models here central to their research interests. The text assumes no mathematical knowledge beyond basic calculus, with an emphasis placed on clarity of presentation. Political scientists will appreciate the simplification of economic environments to focus on the political logic of models, economists will discover many important models of politics published outside of their discipline, and both instructors and students will value the numerous classroom-tested exercises"--

Series statement

1. Analytical methods for social research

Uniform title

1. Analytical methods for social research.

Subject

1. Elections > United States > Mathematical models
2. Political participation > United States > Mathematical models
3. Game theory
4. POLITICAL SCIENCE > General
5. Elections > Mathematical models
6. Political participation > Mathematical models
7. Innenpolitik
8. Spieltheorie
9. United States

Contents

1. 1. Electoral competition under certainty -- 2. Electoral competition under uncertainty -- 3. Special interest -- 4. Veto players -- 5. Delegation -- 6. Coalitions -- 7. Political agency -- 8. Regime change.

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and indexes.