International symposia in economic theory and econometrics,
Volume Designation
v. 17
ISSN of Series
1571-0386 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction / Melvin Hinich -- Rational parties and retrospective voters / David A. Siegel -- Campaign contributions and political favors in a spatial model with probabilistic voting / Sigifredo M. Laengle -- Electoral systems, postelection bargaining and special interest politics in parliamentary systems : The case of agricultural protection -- The EU negotiations as a reform strategy : Turkey's problem ahead / Fatih Ozatay -- A spatial theory approach to the study of political spaces / Melvin J. Hinich -- Proximity versus directional models of voting : different concepts but one theory / Susumu Shikano -- Markets and politics : the 2000 Taiwanese presidential election / Brian Roberts -- Endogenous time preferences, social networks and complexity / Peter C. Ordeshook -- A formal analysis of patronage politics / Leonardo A. Gatica Arreola.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The nine papers in this volume are a diverse set of quality contributions to the field in economics that is called "political economy". It is important to understand that social scientists hold different interpretations of the term political economy. Most mainstream economists expect a paper in the field to use the same models as are used in neoclassical economics, be it micro or macro. The field of political economy is seen by most economists to be exclusively the purview of their field. However, the political system of a country determines the nature of its economics system. The economy feed.