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A lever-operated voting machine in Millwood, New York. (Image courtesy of John C. Abell on Flickr.)
Prof. James Snyder
17.812J / 14.296J
Fall 2008
Graduate
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.
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