Virginia, Rochester, and Bloomington: Twenty-five years of public choice and political science

摘要: Although the birth of public choice is frequently identified with publication Black's 1948 article on rationale group decision-making and Arrow's better-known book 1951, acquired an identity only Downs' An Economic Theory Democracy (1957) assurance continued existence printing Buchanan Tullock's The Calculus Consent (1962), Riker's Political Coalitions (1962) but a few months later. might have remained little-known curiosity technical contribution to welfare economics rather than positive political theory if Tullock Riker had not solidified great Downs. It should also be noted that Thomas Jefferson Center for Studies in Economy at University Virginia was founded 1957 year which published. In 1966, began Papers Non-Market Decision-Making journal destined become when 1968, it renamed Public Choice.' Founded later Polytechnic Institute, Study Choice functioned Blacksburg, until 1983 moved its current location George Mason Fairfax, Virginia. Like all intellectual developments has developed life own, given new generation theorists, research institutions, approaches methods, etc., 'founding fathers' neither envisaged nor, one suspects, always approve; any case, like parents they may well wonder how 'kids' could turned out as have. Aside from family analogy, seems three schools thought appeared are sufficiently different warrant distinctive labels. Mine taken their geographical locations: (Charlottesville; Blacksburg; Fairfax), Rochester, Bloomington. At each these institutions or two dominant figures led continue lead effort construct theories collective choice; various universities, and, Ostroms Indiana. These highly innovative analysts left