Formal Contributions to the Theory of Public Choice

1. Logrolling

   1. The Geometrical Theory of a Special Majority

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 177-187

   2. The Theory of an International Committee Requiring a Unanimous Decision

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 189-194

   3. Dicey on Log-Rolling

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 195-196

2. Economics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

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   2. Introductory Notes

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 199-199

   3. The Concept of Cost in Economics

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 201-211

   4. Wicksteed’s Theorem that the Concept of Supply Could be Dispensed with, and its Narrower and Wider Implications

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 213-223

3. Psychology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225

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   2. Introductory Notes

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 227-228

   3. The Theory of Relative Utility Following the Second Austrian School

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 229-242

   4. Definition of Relative Weights and the Hypothesis that Choice Follows the Condorcet or Borda Criterion

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 243-251

   5. A Suggested Application of the Theory of Committees in Value and Probability

      • Gordon L. Brady, Gordon Tullock

      Pages 253-262

4. Back Matter

   Pages 263-271

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Duncan Black made a significant contribution to the development of public choice theory during his lifetime. Upon his death it became apparent that much of his scholarship and critique of economics was never published. Formal Contributions to the Theory of Public Choice is a collection of Duncan Black's unpublished works, representing his continuing contribution to economics and political science. It provides an insight into Black's intellectual endeavors and introduces some new ideas and extensions of earlier work.

• Abstract
• Action
• Political Science
• Public Choice
• behavior
• curriculum
• death
• development
• geometry
• knowledge
• psychology
• school
• science

• George Mason University, USA

  Gordon L. Brady

• University of Arizona, USA

  Gordon Tullock

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