Rational Politics: Decisions, Games, and Strategy focuses on the unified presentation of politics as a rational human activity, including the paradox of voting

Prevailing economic theory presumes that agents act rationally when they make decisions, striving to maximize the efficient use of their resources. Psychology h

This book presents the rational choice theories of collective action and social choice, applying them to problems of public policy and social justice. Joe Oppen

Those who study value conflicts have resisted rational choice approaches in the social sciences, contending that political conflict over cultural values is best

Within the realist school of international relations, a prevailing view holds that the anarchic structure of the international system invariably forces the grea