Game Theory and Political Theory

This book integrates political theory and mathematical models of political and economic processes.

This book attempts to integrate formal political theory into formal, mathematical models of political and economic processes through understanding the theory of games and other political and economic topics. Game Theory and Political Theory is designed as a textbook for graduate courses in formal political theory and political economy.Formal political theory seeks to develop formal, mathematical models of political and economic processes. This book attempts to integrate the last twenty years of development in this field. Professor Ordeshook uses the modern developments in the theory of games (decision making with multiple, interactive decision makers) as the basis for the synthesis. Topics covered include models of elections and of committee processes, the demand and supply of public goods, and surveys of game theory and social-choice theory. Game Theory and Political Theory is designed as a textbook for graduate courses in formal political theory and political economy.