Readings in Political Economy

"By putting together a number of outstanding contributions to the field of political economy, Kaushik Basu has rendered an invaluable service to all those interested in knowing how economists address an issue that had largely eluded them till a few decades ago."Jean-Philippe Platteau, Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix "The revival in recent years of the study of political institutions from an economic perspective is exemplified in this collection of exciting articles, which assembles influential contributions from economists, philosophers and political scientists." Ernst Fehr, University of Zurich