Perspectives on Public Choice : A Handbook

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Summary: A good introductory to political economy
Review: Although this book is nothing spectacular, it is what it is. This is the best introductory book on political economy that there is. Without being weighed down heavily by cumbersome mathmatics, etc. (which is something that economics teachers should probably leave to the appendixes) this book expalins most if not all of the major interest-areas in this ever important subdiscipline.

There are no breathtaking theses in this book: it is simply the best minds in the business explaining their particular subdiscipline: be it voting beahvior or Niskeanan bureaucracy. As such, it is also a convienient reference for a more advanced student.

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Summary: Money Better Spent Elsewhere
Review: This edited volume is a compilation of essays on various topics in Public Choice. Dennis Mueller's "Public Choice III" is a far better buy for the interested student, with this book perhaps being a good source for supplemental reading.