Elements of Reason Edited by Arthur Lupia, Matthew D. McCubbins, and Samuel L. Popkin. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. 344p. $64.95 cloth, $22.95 paper.

Rarely is one invited to see the ingredients that go into the sausage, and if one plans only to eat sausage, this is an ideal situation. But the only way to sausage is to take a close look at these ingredients, blemishes and all. Despite modeling shortcomings and disagreements that are evident among the authors, is a remarkable book, both for its instructional value and the insight it offers into one of the most important problems in the social sciences.

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Author Scott de Marchi Political Science