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The myth of democratic failure : why political institutions are efficient / Donald A. Wittman.

The myth of democratic failure : why political institut...

The myth of democratic failure : why political institutions are efficient / Donald A. Wittman.

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The myth of democratic failure : why political institutions are efficient / Donald A. Wittman.

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The myth of democratic failure : why political institutions are efficient / Donald A. Wittman.

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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1995.

Date

1995.

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N321.8/77

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74VMxqePQqyl

MMS ID

991002619659702626

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English

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Physical content

ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents

1. Introduction: The Market Metaphor -- 2. The Informed Voter -- 3. Electoral-Market Competition and the Control of Opportunistic Behavior -- 4. Transaction Costs and the Design of Government institutions -- 5. Homo Economicus versus Homo Psychologicus: Why Cognitive Psychology Does Not Explain Demo...

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Publisher

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1995.

Place of Publication

Illinois

Date Published

1995.

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The myth of democratic failure : why political institutions are efficient / Donald A. Wittman.

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American politics and political economy.

Includes bibliographical references (p.195-215) and indexes.

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Related resource (online)

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N321.8/77

Record Identifier

74VMxqePQqyl

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMxqePQqyl

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ISBN

0226904237 (pbk. alk. paper)

9780226904221 (alk. paper)

0226904229 (alk. paper)

9780226904238 (pbk. alk. paper)

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321.8

MMS ID

991002619659702626

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