Polity Atlas
Book

The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy

James M. Buchanan; Gordon Tullock · University of Michigan Press · 1962

Type
Book
Author
James M. Buchanan; Gordon Tullock

Claims citing this source

2 claims
TheoryPublic choice analyses political actors as pursuing their own interests under institutional constraints, and has produced models of party competition (Downs), constitutional choice (Buchanan and Tullock) and rent-seeking (Tullock, Krueger).EstablishedBuchanan and Gordon Tullock published The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy in 1962.