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Political Equilibrium: A Delicate Balance

Part of the book series: Studies in Public Choice (SIPC, volume 4)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Equilibrium and Disequilibrium

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Political Disequilibrium and Scientific Inquiry

      • Peter C. Ordeshook
      Pages 25-31
    3. A Reply to Ordeshook and Rae

      • William H. Riker
      Pages 41-46
  3. Alternative Views of Political Equilibrium

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
    2. The Limitations of Equilibrium Analysis in Political Science

      • John H. Aldrich, David W. Rohde
      Pages 65-95
    3. On the Properties of Stable Decision Procedures

      • John A. Ferejohn, David M. Grether
      Pages 107-117
    4. An Experimental Test of Solution Theories for Cooperative Games in Normal Form

      • Richard D. McKelvey, Peter C. Ordeshook
      Pages 118-130
  4. Equilibrium Analysis in Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Political Inequality

      • Peter H. Aranson
      Pages 133-150
    3. Sophisticated Voting under the Plurality Procedure

      • Richard G. Niemi, Arthur Q. Frank
      Pages 151-172
    4. The Entry Problem in a Political Race

      • Steven J. Brams, Philip D. Straffin Jr.
      Pages 181-195
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 197-207

Editors and Affiliations

  • Carnegie-Mellon University, USA

    Peter C. Ordeshook

  • Washington University, USA

    Kenneth A. Shepsle

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Political Equilibrium: A Delicate Balance

  • Editors: Peter C. Ordeshook, Kenneth A. Shepsle

  • Series Title: Studies in Public Choice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7380-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer ยท Nijhoff Publishing 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89838-073-6Published: 31 May 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-7382-4Published: 02 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7380-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4700

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-5258

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 210

  • Topics: Political Science

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