Storable Votes

Storable Votes

Author: Alessandra Casella

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 2012-01-12

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 019530909X

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Storable votes allow the minority to win occasionally while treating every voter equally and increasing the efficiency of decision-making, without the need for external knowledge of voters' preferences. This book complements the theoretical discussion with several experiments, showing that the promise of the idea is borne out by the data: the outcomes of the experiments and the payoffs realized match very closely the predictions of the theory.


Political Bargaining

Political Bargaining

Author: Gideon Doron

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2001-03-27

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1446234312

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This book brings an exciting and innovative new approach to the study of politics today. It introduces political bargaining, a process at the heart of all political and economic exchanges in contemporary society and the very essence of politics itself, to provide a new framework and fresh insights to modern political science. The authors trace the prevalence of bargaining processes in politics from the abstract level of individual human interaction and the `state of natureā€² to the more concrete political or institutionalized level. They introduce students to theory -- the basic models of game theory, rational choice theory and positivist approaches; practice -- the practical manifestations of political bargaining in everyday national and international political life; and process -- its setting, the interests of the players involved, the conditions and properties that affect their calculations and, consequently, their ability to obtain desired outcomes. Political Bargaining provides students with the basic tools for learning about and participating in politics today by richly illustrating how the authoritative allocation of scarce resources is arrived at through a complex bargaining process between competing interests in society. It will be essential reading for student and lecturer alike across political science and the social sciences more widely.


Political Game Theory

Political Game Theory

Author: Nolan McCarty

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781107438637

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Political Game Theory is a self-contained introduction to game theory and its applications to political science. The book presents choice theory, social choice theory, static and dynamic games of complete information, static and dynamic games of incomplete information, repeated games, bargaining theory, mechanism design and a mathematical appendix covering, logic, real analysis, calculus and probability theory. The methods employed have many applications in various disciplines including comparative politics, international relations and American politics. Political Game Theory is tailored to students without extensive backgrounds in mathematics, and traditional economics, however there are also many special sections that present technical material that will appeal to more advanced students. A large number of exercises are also provided to practice the skills and techniques discussed.


Sport Policy

Sport Policy

Author: Nils Asle Bergsgard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0750683643

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This is a cutting-edge text which responds to the increasing importance of sport policy and its relation to public investment.


Civil Society and Political Theory

Civil Society and Political Theory

Author: Jean L. Cohen

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 1994-03-29

Total Pages: 804

ISBN-13: 9780262531214

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In this first serious work on the theory of civil society to appear in many years, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato contend that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become the primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights. In this major contribution to contemporary political theory, Jean Cohen and Andrew Arato argue that the concept of civil society articulates a contested terrain in the West that could become a primary locus for the expansion of democracy and rights.


The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory

The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory

Author: John S Dryzek

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2008-06-12

Total Pages: 898

ISBN-13: 0199548439

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Oxford Handbooks of Political Science are the essential guide to the state of political science today. With engaging contributions from 51 major international scholars, the Oxford Handbook of Political Theory provides the key point of reference for anyone working in political theory and beyond.


Marketing Theory

Marketing Theory

Author: Pauline Maclaran

Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited

Published: 2008-01-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781847870001

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Marketing Theory presents a comprehensive scholarly overview of the development of marketing theory. Drawing on a variety of international sources, the three editors bring together key contributions to the field that reflect both historical and contemporary debates and influences. This major work draws together the many disparate perspectives that have contributed to the development of marketing theory to provide scholars with a substantive reference base from which to further develop the area.


A Behavioral Theory of Elections

A Behavioral Theory of Elections

Author: Jonathan Bendor

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2011-02-06

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 069113507X

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Most theories of elections assume that voters and political actors are fully rational. This title provides a behavioral theory of elections based on the notion that all actors - politicians as well as voters - are only boundedly rational.