{"product_id":"the-economics-of-politics-9780865975347","title":"The Economics of Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Economics of Politics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the fourth volume in Liberty Fund's \u003cem\u003eThe Selected Works of Gordon Tullock.\u003c\/em\u003e This volume includes some of Gordon Tullock's most noteworthy contributions to the theory and application of public choice, which is a relatively new science that links economics and political action. This volume combines the best parts of two of his books, \u003cem\u003ePrivate Wants: Public Means\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn Voting\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as his famous monograph \u003cem\u003eThe Vote Motive\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe common thread of \u003cem\u003eThe Economics of Politics\u003c\/em\u003e is the importance of the bond between Homo politicus and Homo economicus: they are the same species, each driven largely by self-interest in vigorous pursuit of such personal objectives as wealth, power, prestige, and income security within the confines of society. \u003cem\u003eThe Economics of Politics\u003c\/em\u003e covers such diverse public choice topics as: the nature and origins of public choice, the power of using economic analysis to understand and predict the behavior of politically influenced markets, and an evaluation of voting rules and political institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEqually confident in both the normative and the positive branches of the discipline, and well-versed in the wide variety of institutions and practices of democracy throughout history, Tullock takes the reader on a journey that goes well beyond the conventional horizon of public choice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGordon Tullock\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Law at George Mason University, where he was Distinguished Research Fellow in the Center for Study of Public Choice and University Professor of Law and Economics. He also taught at the University of South Carolina, the University of Virginia, Rice University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and the University of Arizona. In 1966 he founded the journal that became Public Choice and remained its editor until 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles K. Rowley\u003c\/strong\u003e was Duncan Black Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a Senior Fellow of the James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy at George Mason University. He was also General Director of the Locke Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon Tullock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865975347","brand":"Liberty Fund","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40223191761011,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e484ae95-9ed1-499a-922e-159d19682acc.jpg?v=1656683297","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-economics-of-politics-9780865975347","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}