Contents: Preface 1. Public choice as the economics of politics:
its post-war origin 2. Rational action, human association, and the
primacy of the
social in human affairs 3. Thinking with models: an inescapable
conundrum 4. Concepts and categories: how they influence where
we
look and what we see 5. Simple stipulation vs. complex emergence as
modes of inquiry 6. Parasitical tectonics within entangled systems
of political
economy 7. The peculiar language of the public policy shell game 8.
The multiple faces of federal government 9. Bureaucracy and the
economic organization of political enterprise 10. What do central
banks do within an entangled system of political economy? 11.
Public choice, redistribution, and the relevance of the “Social
Question” today 12. Eden, Babel, and some dialectics of
constituting social order References Index
Richard E. Wagner, Emeritus Professor of Economics, George Mason University, US
‘Richard Wagner adds insight to public choice theory by depicting
the complex relationships among political and economic actors that
social scientists often overlook. Wagner’s approach to public
choice will lead readers to a more realistic and complete
understanding of the nature of political processes.’
*Randall Holcombe, Florida State University, US*
‘Rethinking Public Choice is an elegantly written book of
thoughtful and deep insights that present a powerful vision of
economics as a social science. Wagner's modern framework of
entangled political economy unifies public choice theory,
constitutional economics, political economy and evolutionary
economics. This is the perfect companion for students of public
choice.’
*Jason Potts, RMIT University, Australia*
‘Critics of Public Choice often attack absurdly simplified, “straw
man” versions of the approach. Wagner offers an important and
timely corrective, giving the intellectual (and, importantly,
MORAL) foundations of public choice and its offspring, “entangled”
political economy. This fascinating book is an essential overview
of where public choice came from, and where it might go next.’
*Michael Munger, Duke University, US*
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