Politics and Rationality

• Introduction; Part I. Political Theory: 1. Liberty and social choice Amartya Sen; 2. The contractarian explanation of the state Jean Hampton; 3. Marx's two logics of capitalism William James Booth; Part II. Comparative Politics; 4. Structure, culture and action in the explanation of social change Michael Taylor; 5. Wage negotiations and strikes: an equilibrium analysis Peter Lange and George Tsebelis; 6. A game theoretic model of reform in Latin American democracies Barbara Geddes; 7. Transitions to independence and ethnic nationalist mobilisation Hudson Meadwell; Part III. International Politics: 8. Economic nationalism and economic progress Mancur Olson; 9. Comparative advantage and public security perceptions in western alliance security policies Mark A. Boyer; 10. Mediators, allies and opportunities: third parties in international crises T. Clifton Morgan; 11. Rational choice in the crisis domain: an appraisal of superpower interactions, 1948–79 Patrick James.

"Since the volume, taken in its entirety, is rich in thought-provoking topics, a given reader will assuredly discover sufficient material to instruct in the ramifications of politics and rationality." Perspectives on Political Science