The last decade has witnessed growing interest among political scientists and economists in
nondemocratic politics. This trend has been reflected in increasingly rigorous game …

▪ Abstract We survey modern models of delegation that assume a boss and a subordinate
pursue their own goals. Among the major themes covered are the following: the conditions …

The definitive introduction to game theory This comprehensive textbook introduces readers
to the principal ideas and applications of game theory, in a style that combines rigor with …

Why did the United States develop political parties? How and why do party alignments
change? Are the party-centered elections of the past better for democratic politics than the …

In this controversial book, Keith Krehbiel investigates and casts doubt upon a view of
Congress held by many academics, journalists, and members of the lay public: that …

The second edition of Legislative Leviathan provides an incisive new look at the inner
workings of the House of Representatives in the post-World War II era. Re-evaluating the …

Bargaining in legislatures is conducted according to formal rules specifying who may make
proposals and how they will be decided. Legislative outcomes depend on those rules and …

As recently as the early 1970s, the news media was one of the most respected institutions in
the United States. Yet by the 1990s, this trust had all but evaporated. Why has confidence in …

This landmark theoretical book is about the mechanisms by which special interest groups
affect policy in modern democracies. Defining a special interest group as any organization …

The politics of coalition--the very heart of the political process in most European countries--
can be analyzed either theoretically or empirically. Multiparty Government reconciles these …