The first presidental campaign of Aleksander Kwaśniewski in the light of the theory of public choice

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyse current political processes from the economic dimension. The author, by referring to the theory of public choice, shows that economic instruments can be a tool of better understanding of voter behaviour, and politicians/political parties. As an empirical example of the usage of economic analysis in planning an election strategy, the author describes the election strategy implemented during the first election campaign of Aleksander Kwaśniewski in 1995.