{"product_id":"positive-political-theory-i-david-austen-smith-9780472087211","title":"Positive Political Theory I: Collective Preference","description":"\u003ci\u003ePositive Political Theory I\u003c\/i\u003e is concerned with the formal theory of preference aggregation for collective choice. The theory is developed as generally as possible, covering classes of aggregation methods that include such well-known examples as majority and unanimity rule and focusing in particular on the extent to which any aggregation method is assured to yield a set of best alternatives. The book is intended both as a contribution to the theory of collective choice and a pedagogic tool.\u003cbr\u003eAusten-Smith and Banks have made the exposition both rigorous and accessible to people with some technical background (e.g., a course in multivariate calculus). The intended readership ranges from more technically-oriented graduate students and specialists to those students in economics and political science interested less in the technical aspects of the results than in the depth, scope, and importance of the theoretical advances in positive political theory.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a stunning book. Austen-Smith and Banks have a deep understanding of the material, and their text gives a powerfully unified and coherent perspective on a vast literature. The exposition is clear-eyed and efficient but never humdrum. Even those familiar with the subject will find trenchant remarks and fresh insights every few pages. Anyone with an interest in contemporary liberal democratic theory will want this book on the shelf. --Christopher Achen, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003eDavid Austen-Smith is Professor of Political Science, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Management and Strategy, Northwestern University. Jeffrey S. Banks is Professor of Political Science, California Institute of Technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Austen-Smith, Jeffrey S. Banks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472087215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472087211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 6.01w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Austen-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is Earl Dean Howard Distinguished Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Political Science and Economics at Northwestern University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey S. Banks\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science, California Institute of Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Austen-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046322401535,"sku":"9780472087211","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_394ecc2f-e3ea-44a5-90ba-1be652c7338b.jpg?v=1684983905","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/positive-political-theory-i-david-austen-smith-9780472087211","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}