Bücher der Reihe Murphy Institute Studies in Political Economy

The economic considerations of public policy have assumed a more prominent place in contemporary political thought. This volume attempts to display the historical novelty and intellectual importance of this issue.

This volume examines themes that complicate the conventional economist's view of the world and thereby provide for a notably more complex, and humane, subject of study than the traditional Homo economicus.

This volume investigates the nature of constitutional democratic government in the United States and elsewhere. It provides comprehensive tools for analyzing and comparing different forms of constitutional democracy. The collection will be of interest to students and readers in political science, law, history and political philosophy.

This volume investigates the nature of constitutional democratic government in the United States and elsewhere. It provides comprehensive tools for analyzing and comparing different forms of constitutional democracy. The collection will be of interest to students and readers in political science, law, history and political philosophy.

This volume examines themes that complicate the conventional economist's view of the world and thereby provide for a notably more complex, and humane, subject of study than the traditional Homo economicus.

The central political issue in American politics during the 1990s is the need for political campaign reform. Regens and Gaddie argue that spending limits, contribution limits, and public financing proposals will not necessarily have the impact expected by advocates. The final fate of reform rests with self-interested incumbents who will design reform.

A collection of thirteen essays which explore how notions of 'the market' have been perceived, represented and experienced differently in different epochs.

How do we place a value on a painting, or a piece of music, or a traditional ritual? This book explores the tensions between economic and cultural value from a range of disciplinary viewpoints and provides many new insights into how value is constructed in contemporary society.

A collection of thirteen essays which explore how notions of 'the market' have been perceived, represented and experienced differently in different epochs.