Public choice, or public choice theory, is "the use of economic tools to deal with traditional problems of political science". It includes the study of political behavior. In political science, it is
The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy is a book published by economists James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock in 1962. It is considered to be one of the classic works
Public choice
…as a whole) often results in legislation that benefits a small group rather than the general public. James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock coauthored The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy (1962), considered one of the landmarks in public choice and constitutional economics. The book's preface says it is "about the political organization…