Since the pioneering works of Anthony Downs (1957), James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock (1962), and William Riker (1962) most of the public choice literature have been developed under a democratic framework. These works, which are based upon the assumptions of utility maximization and rationality of the individual voters, present testable theories of political behavior.

See Chapters

Portada (link)

Chapter I - Introduction  (link)

Chapter II - The First Building Block: Tullock´s Framework  (link)

Chapter III - The Second Building Block: The Civilian Side of the Coup  (link)

Chapter IV - The Civilian´s Motivation: A Bentleys Approach to Public Policy  (link)

Chapter V - An Illustration: The Argentine Case (link) 

Chapter VI - Summary and Conclusions  (link)

Appendix 1 - A Bentley´s Approach to Public Policy (link)

Appendix 2 - An Illustration: The Argentine Case (link)

Appendix 3 - Some Further Insights  (link)