Political Equilibrium: A Delicate Balance

I Equilibrium and Disequilibrium: The Conceptual Controversy Framed.- 1 Implications from the Disequilibrium of Majority Rule for the Study of Institutions.- 2 Political Disequilibrium and Scientific Inquiry: A Comment on William H. Riker's "Implications from the Disequilibrium of Majority Rule for the Study of Institutions".- 3 An Altimeter for Mr. Escher's Stairway: A Comment on William H. Riker's "Implications from the Disequilibrium of Majority Rule for the Study of Institutions".- 4 A Reply to Ordeshook and Rae.- II Alternative Views of Political Equilibrium.- 5 Equilibrium, Disequilibrium, and the General Possibility of a Science of Politics.- 6 The Limitations of Equilibrium Analysis in Political Science.- 7 Instability and Development in the Political Economy.- 8 On the Properties of Stable Decision Procedures.- 9 An Experimental Test of Solution Theories for Cooperative Games in Normal Form.- III Equilibrium Analysis in Practice.- 10 Political Inequality: An Economic Approach.- 11 Sophisticated Voting under the Plurality Procedure.- 12 The Role of Imperfections of Health Insurance in Voter Support for Safety Regulation.- 13 The Entry Problem in a Political Race.- References.- List of Contributors.