Throughout the history of social thought, there has been, a constant battle over the true nature of society, and the best way to understand and explain it. This volume covers the development of methodological individualism, including the individua...

This book addresses a wide range of approaches that come under the heading of Public Choice, paying particular attention to the work of Buchanan, Tullock and Olson. Public Choice or the economic theory of politics' is one of the most important dev...