The Calculus of Consent', a compass for my professional journey

摘要

The Calculus of Consent as well as its authors have been with me from the start of my professional journey, which began at the University of Virginia in fall 1963 (see Wagner 2004). Actually, it was The Calculus that led me to Charlottesville. The preceding year, I faced a quandary in applying to graduate schools: I was attracted to the logic of economic analysis but I preferred the material of political science. In discussing my quandary with Richard Bilas, who had joined the faculty of the University of Southern California in fall 1962 from the University of Virginia, he claimed that I could satisfy both desires by going to Virginia.