Download or read book Self-interest and Public Interest in Western Politics written by Leif Lewin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Professor Lewin is not testing existing views that, for people in politics, 'egoism rules' on deep theoretical grounds, he strongly argues that empirical facts do not support such views and thus opens a new chapter in the debate on individuals' rationality.