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Government is analysed as the product of exchange among individuals who differ in their bargaining power. This approach shows why individuals agree to political institutions that give their governments extensive power, and why even the most powerful government benefits from constitutional rules constraining the government's power. This foundation is used to examine a wide range of government activities, including its protection of rights, its military activities, and democratic political institutions.
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Book Title: The Economic Foundations of Government
Authors: Randall G. Holcombe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13230-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Randall G. Holcombe 1994
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-59555-8Published: 18 October 1993
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-13232-4Published: 01 January 1994
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-13230-0Published: 27 July 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 273
Topics: Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Political Science