Synopses & Reviews
The text introduces students to the core areas of interest in rational-choice scholarship, including rule making, collective-action problems, decision making, strategic behavior, and the role of institutions. Written in clear prose and filled with concrete examples, American Politics: Strategy and Choiceprovides readers with a thorough understanding of the basic principles of the rational-choice approach and its many applications to American politics.
Synopsis
The text introduces students to the core areas of interest in rational-choice scholarship, including rule making, collective-action problems, decision making, strategic behavior, and the role of institutions. Written in clear prose and filled with concrete examples, provides readers with a thorough understanding of the basic principles of the rational-choice approach and its many applications to American politics.
Synopsis
An ideal supplement in any introductory course, analyzes American politics through the lens of individuals making rational choices within a set of rules and institutions.
About the Author
William T. Bianco is professor of political science at Indiana University Bloomington and Co-Chair of the Working Group on the Political Economy of Sustainable Democracy at the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis. He received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Stony Brook and his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He is the author of Trust: Representatives and Constituents; American Politics: Strategy and Choice; and numerous articles on American politics. He has received three National Science Foundation grants. He has also served as a consultant to congressional candidates and party campaign committees, as well as to the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and several state and local government agencies.