In this essay, I present a sceptical point of view with regard to the introduction of the economists' models in political science. Based on examples drawn from the field of political behavior and public opinion research, I discuss the lack of realism and the limitation of the theoretical scope of th
Political instability and economic vulnerability
✍ Scribed by Matthieu Bussière; Christian Mulder
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 326 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1076-9307
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