The Spatial Model of Politics
1st Edition
Published on 4. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-415-56940-8 (ISBN)
Description
Using unique and cutting-edge research, Schofield a prominent author in the US for a number of years, explores the growth area of positive political economy within economics and politics. The first book to explain the spatial model of voting from a mathematical, economics and game-theory perspective it is essential reading for all those studying positive political economy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
488 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-56940-8 (9780415569408)
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Norman Schofield
The Spatial Model of Politics
Book
12/2007
1st Edition
Routledge
€232.20
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Person
Norman Schofield is William R. Taussig Professor of Political Economy at Washington University, St. Louis, USA.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Social Choice 3. Voting Rules 4. The Core 5. The Heart 6. A Spatial Model of Coalition 7. A Spatial Model of Elections 8. Activist Coalitions 9. Political Coalitions in the United States 10. Conclusion