Word: approaches
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dissent came from the most renowned proponents of Harvard's traditional, sweeping approach to American history, said department members, several of whom spoke on condition that they not be identified...
Mathematical modeling of political behavior takes a more scientific approach than traditional political science, and it is still somewhat controversial. It is distinct from quantitative political science--modeling is concerned mostly with the logical flow of ideas, whereas quantitative political science is concerned mostly with statistical relationships...
Much of Shepsle's research has ties to both economics and government, in that it uses economic assumptions and reasoning to study political behavior. This "rational choice" approach to politics allows researchers to create elaborate models of behavior, which rest on certain assumptions that are more commonly linked to economics, such as the assumption that people want to maximize their utility, or the assumption that people are basically rational...
...bills differ in specific provisions but are similar in thrust, proposing a broad approach that would pour money into enforcement education, rehabilitation and crop eradication, and would withhold aid from recalcitrant producer countries...
...reduce the deficit. The survey found that 65% of Americans would be more likely to select a candidate who favors "automatic reductions in Government spending to reduce the federal deficit." But that does not mean candidates have a sure issue in support ing the Gramm-Rudman budget-cutting approach: 56% said they would be more likely to vote for someone who favors "more Government spending for social programs to help lower-income Americans...