Elections are the primary mechanism through which
governments are decided. It is indeed, also one of the oldest
practices of universal consent and what might be called as
'multiple voices, one government'. Elections decide the destiny of
a country, the government that the people choose; it is in its
very essence, a characteristic activity that defines an identity of
a nation. That can be thought of as quite obvious since the
governments that people choose portray the type of society
they live in and define further their dreams and aspirations.
Elections in theory, is an activity that can be thought of as
whirlwind of several mathematical and theoretical concepts.
Several political scientists, mathematicians and philosophers have
spoken too rightly about it and some have even gone steps
further to devise equations and theorems that define what
elections are comprised of.
Considering that point, elections are one of the main attraction
points when it comes to economic theories and what people
aspire in socio-political terms. Although elections have so far
been a subject of political thought, recently since the last four
decades, several economists have been able to successfully
combine methods of game theory, probability and predictive
techniques with conceptscoming from economics and political
science, to come up with what is widely known as the public
choice theory, a concept that tries to delve deep into the 'mind'
of the voter and decode what really happens during the time
of elections, how opinions are formed and how these very
same opinions can either become a majority or a minority
among the voter population. It also tries to, and has been
successful at that, in proving the notion that instead of a
'collective' environment, elections are governed more by
individual choices and preferences, which when aggregated
among the electorate, transforms into a majority or a minority,
a concept different from the common understanding that
political parties are won primarily by collective choices instead of
them being individual. This book tries to explain the concept in
detail and bridge the gap for thosewanting to understand the
deep mechanics governing elections and how voters, through a
continuous set of mathematical and economic concepts, decide
on the suitability of the desired candidates.
This book will offer a brief understanding of the concept and
try to shape the understanding about elections for most people.
An introductory chapter on what is public choice is followed by
the theory's historical development starting from late 1700s till
modern day, what concepts from several disciplines shape up
our understanding about public choice with explanations for
each of these concepts for the reader to have more clarity for
public choice is a fine relationship between several seemingly
unrelated matters. Finally, conclusion remarks on how the
theory applies on the general electorate followed by its
implications and further evolution have also ben discussed.
Título : Public Choice Theory
EAN : 9781393222385
Editorial : IntroBooks
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