{"product_id":"9780631233336","title":"Political Economy","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePolitical Economy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel Usher\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Economic Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis thought-provoking introduction to economics exposes readers to the workings of the market in a democratic state. The text explains basic economic concepts from a political perspective: how the price mechanism substitutes for central authority in determining production and allocation of goods; the use of demand and supply curves to trace the impacts of tariffs, taxes, subsidies, quotas and patents; and the redistribution of income. Additionally the text explores political topics from an economic perspective, including the avoidance of anarchy and despotism; and the mutual dependence of markets, voting, public administration and law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelies largely on stories and paradigms to convey important economic concepts.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains basic economic concepts from a political perspective and explores political topics from an economic perspective.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers topics such as the price mechanism, demand and supply curves, redistribution of income, anarchy, voting and public administration.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDan Usher \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of Economics at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada. He has worked for the United Nations and taught economics in England and the United States. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Price Mechanism and the Meaning of National Income Statistics \u003c\/i\u003e(1968), \u003ci\u003eThe Measurement of Economic Growth \u003c\/i\u003e(1980), \u003ci\u003eThe Economic Prerequisite to Democracy \u003c\/i\u003e(1981), and \u003ci\u003eThe Welfare Economics of Markets, Voting and Predation \u003c\/i\u003e(1993)\u003ci\u003eThe Uneasy Case for Equalization Payments\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eCollected Papers, Volume I: National Accounting and Economic Theory \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Volume II: Welfare Economics and Public Finance \u003c\/i\u003e(1994), and \u003ci\u003eThe Welfare Economics of Markets, Voting and Predation\u003c\/i\u003e (1993). Professor Usher has also contributed to numerous journals, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Economic Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Economics, Economica\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Journal of Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOxford Economics Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic Choice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic Finance\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Review of Income and Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Economic Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEconomic Letters, Public Choice,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis articles are compiled in \u003ci\u003eCollected Papers, Volume I: National Accounting and Economic Theory \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVolume II, Welfare Economics and Public Finance \u003c\/i\u003e(1994).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 October 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631233336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e448\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311431282828,"sku":"9780631233336","price":171.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631233336_cfe0b484-fdb8-4d52-a6bc-757acf1bdf3d.jpg?v=1780154893","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631233336","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}