The last decade has witnessed growing interest among political scientists and economists in
nondemocratic politics. This trend has been reflected in increasingly rigorous game …

▪ Abstract We survey modern models of delegation that assume a boss and a subordinate
pursue their own goals. Among the major themes covered are the following: the conditions …

How does the government decide what'sa problem and what isn't? And what are the
consequences of that process? Like individuals, Congress is subject to the “paradox of …

How do terrorist groups control their members? Do the tools groups use to monitor their
operatives and enforce discipline create security vulnerabilities that governments can …

Why did the United States develop political parties? How and why do party alignments
change? Are the party-centered elections of the past better for democratic politics than the …

In this controversial book, Keith Krehbiel investigates and casts doubt upon a view of
Congress held by many academics, journalists, and members of the lay public: that …

The second edition of Legislative Leviathan provides an incisive new look at the inner
workings of the House of Representatives in the post-World War II era. Re-evaluating the …

Bargaining in legislatures is conducted according to formal rules specifying who may make
proposals and how they will be decided. Legislative outcomes depend on those rules and …

As recently as the early 1970s, the news media was one of the most respected institutions in
the United States. Yet by the 1990s, this trust had all but evaporated. Why has confidence in …

This landmark theoretical book is about the mechanisms by which special interest groups
affect policy in modern democracies. Defining a special interest group as any organization …