Decentralized science (DeSci) is a hot topic emerging with the development of Web3 or
Web3. 0 and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and operations. DeSci …

This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). As
in the previous additions, all of the major topics of public choice are covered. These include …

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or
rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases …

Although much of the world still lives today, as always, under dictatorship, the behaviour of
these regimes and of their leaders often appears irrational and mysterious. In The Political …

This book examines whether mechanisms of accountability characteristic of democratic
systems are sufficient to induce the representatives to act in the best interest of the …

Does a typical House member need to worry about the electoral ramifications of his roll-call
decisions? We investigate the relationship between incumbents' electoral performance and …

MANY political scientists, most economists, and almost all citizens who demand more
“accountability” and “transparency” routinely rely on a sanctions model of principal-agent …

To'analyse'means to break into components and understand. But new readers find modern
mathematical theories of politics so inaccessible that analysis is difficult. Where does one …

Direct democracy is alive and well in the United States. Citizens are increasingly using
initiatives and referendums to take the law into their own hands, overriding their elected …

4.1. Federal spending on education (1947–2001) 90 4.2. Number of states with charter
school laws (1989–2003) 91 4.3. Number of charter schools (1995–2005) 92 4.4. NEA …