--- product_id: 30921034 title: "Choosing in Groups: Analytical Politics Revisited" brand: "cambridge university press" price: "£26.81" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/30921034-choosing-in-groups-analytical-politics-revisited store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Choosing in Groups: Analytical Politics Revisited **Brand:** cambridge university press **Price:** £26.81 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Choosing in Groups: Analytical Politics Revisited by cambridge university press - **How much does it cost?** £26.81 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/30921034-choosing-in-groups-analytical-politics-revisited) ## Best For - cambridge university press enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted cambridge university press brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Choosing in Groups: Analytical Politics Revisited - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/517D1sXkezL.jpg) ![Choosing in Groups: Analytical Politics Revisited - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41oOQ64fv9L.jpg) ![Choosing in Groups: Analytical Politics Revisited - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31bTW22Hm0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good, but not what I needed *by J***A on Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018* I was looking for an introduction to public choice theory because I was assigned to speak on it for my history of economic thought class. Someone on twitter pointed me to the original version of this book, and through the magic of twitter, Munger himself saw the tag and then pointed me to the second edition.Though it was interesting to read – it is more of a text book and wasn’t exactly what I was looking for as an introduction. The Adam Smith Institute has a better high-level overview that I used that had fewer charts and graphs and math (sorry Munger). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Putting the Science in Political Science *by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2015* This pioneering work is a rigorous yet readable introduction to analytical political science – and by far the best of its type on the market. There’s pretense and posturing in the way some political science has evolved in recent decades, with ideology trumping objectivity, but that’s no part of this book, for it incorporates real science into political science."Choosing in Groups" has three main parts. Part I presents the basics of how decision-making occurs in groups, including how groups decide on the rules of the game (first deciding how to decide, at a constitutional level). Politics, according to the authors, is “constituted cooperative action” and “the practical process of group choice,” while “analytical politics is the study of choosing in groups.” Part I introduces the principles of valid deduction and inference, presents the essential elements of explanatory-mathematical models, addresses preference aggregation, examines moves from anarchy (state of nature) to systems of formal governance (civil society), discusses how majorities can rule without violating minority rights, and explains how utilities can be maximized consistent with the Pareto standard. Notable also in Part I are discussions of how democratic choice can yield outcomes at odds with the majority’s real preferences.Part II is more technical, yet indispensable to the authors’ broad aim of conveying the real science of political science. The core of it entails explications, applications and extensions of spatial theory – first developed in the late 1950s by Anthony Downs and Duncan Black – which assigns electoral preferences along a continuum and shows how winning candidates and policies lay closest to the “ideal points” of electoral majorities. The section includes clear presentations and fresh insights on the Median Voter Theorem, issue salience, the prevalence of non-separable dimensions, the single-peakedness (or lack thereof) of preferences, and the stability (equilibrating) properties of majority rule.Part III widens the analytical scope by examining “the social choice problem” more broadly-construed, first by treating Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem and discussing its implications for the legitimacy (or not) of majority rule – next by an analysis of voting and the information voters either have, don’t have, or don’t even bother to gather – and lastly, a robust examination of the dynamics of political competition, especially when voters’ preferences are uncertain.Although "Choosing in Groups" offers value to the intelligent citizen wishing to bypass silly headlines and decode or predict deeper political trends, university professors especially will be wise (and thus appear wise, before their students) to adopt the book in introductory courses, given its comprehensive theoretical-analytical foundation. Regardless of where the serious student wishes to go next, academically – be it political theory, comparative politics, international relations, political methodology, political economy, or even the law – Choosing in Groups provides a solid grounding in the time-tested mathematical and social-scientific methods which permit political science to be both credible and powerful. ### ⭐⭐⭐ thoroughly good on the subject *by G***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2015* Half interesting, thoroughly good on the subject... or to put it another way, "It's good, if you like that sort of thing." --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/30921034-choosing-in-groups-analytical-politics-revisited](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/30921034-choosing-in-groups-analytical-politics-revisited) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-26*