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An economic theory of democracy

Anthony Downs

This book seeks to elucidate its subject - the governing of democratic state - by making intelligible the party politics of democracies. Downs treats this differently than do other students of politics. His explanations are systematically related to, and deductible from, precisely stated assumptions...

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Freakonomics Radio

It was mentioned and discussed as a paper that examined the conditions under which suicide might be considered a rational choice, using an economic model and examining predictions regarding suicide rates.

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He once wrote a paper called An Economic Theory of Suicide.

— Episode: The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast)

Episode: The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast)

It was mentioned and discussed as a paper that examined the conditions under which suicide might be considered a rational choice, using an economic model and examining predictions regarding suicide rates.

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He once wrote a paper called An Economic Theory of Suicide.

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