A lever-operated voting machine in Millwood, New York. (Image courtesy of John C. Abell on Flickr.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. James Snyder
MIT Course Number
17.812J / 14.296J
As Taught In
Fall 2008
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This is an applied theory course covering topics in the political economy of democratic countries. This course examines political institutions from a rational choice perspective. The now burgeoning rational choice literature on legislatures, bureaucracies, courts, and elections constitutes the chief focus. Some focus will be placed on institutions from a comparative and/or international perspective.
