This essay critically reviews research published in the last decade that explores how
lobbyists and interest groups influence the actions of the US Congress. The research is …

This paper attempts to provide a theoretical basis for determining effective corporate political
strategies. The strategies considered are the five most commonly used by politically active …

This book represents a considerable revision and expansion of Public Choice II (1989). As
in the previous additions, all of the major topics of public choice are covered. These include …

A generation ago, scholars saw interest groups as the single most important element in the
American political system. Today, political scientists are more likely to see groups as a …

Over the last two decades institutional critics have increasingly charged that moneyed
interests dominate the legislative process in Congress. Systematic research on campaign …

We study the competition between two political parties for seats in a legislature. The parties
have fixed positions on some issues, but vary their positions on others in order to attract …

There is no unified theory that can explain both voter choice and where choices come from.
Hinich and Munger fill that gap with their model of political communication based on …

This paper derives a supply price for public policy using a constrained maximization model.
In the model, three sets of agents each have preferences over outcomes: organized interest …

To'analyse'means to break into components and understand. But new readers find modern
mathematical theories of politics so inaccessible that analysis is difficult. Where does one …

THE political history of the United States is filled with stories about the power of money in
shaping public decisions, and concern about this power is a frequent cause for public …