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Peer reviewedSchug, Mark C. – Social Education, 1990
Defines public choice theory as the application of economic analysis to the study of government, focusing on individual behavior. Contends that the teaching of public choice theory helps students to think critically and analyze political problems. Suggests how to introduce the theory in the classroom and provides three case study handouts. (GG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Economics
