400 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
This book provides an introduction to the application of the techniques of formal analytic methods and quantitative analysis to the study of political science.
The book has been written with several different levels of students in mind. It can be used for relatively simple undergraduate courses in politics that do not require high levels of mathematical competence. However,... Read more
1. Introduction, 2. Rationality, 3. Electoral Systems, 4. The Median Voter Theorem and the Spatial Model, 5. Legislative Politics: Log-rolling and Coalition Formation, 6. Legislative Politics: Cycling, Bargaining and Structure-Induced Equilibrium, 7. Collective Action, 8. Redistribution, 9. Rational Turnout, 10. Pressure Politics – Rent-Seeking, 11. Pressure Politics – Information, 12. Bureaucracy – Agency Problem, 13. Bureaucracy – Policy Drift, 14. The Judiciary, 15. Levels of Government, 16. Complex Service Delivery, 17. Comparative Political Economy, 18. Political Accountability, 19. Criticisms
Biography
Keith Dowding is Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics.
Torun Dewan is Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics.
