Skating on thin ice: Cracks in the public choice foundation

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-266

  Frohlich, Norman ^a   Oppenheimer, Joe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive model; Preference; Rationality; Self interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745325153     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: 14603667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951629806064346     Document Type: Article

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