Overview
- Explores a radical thinker in the field of economics whose work has not been brought together in a single volume before now
- Edited by the leading scholar of James Buchanan
- Minimises the use of mathematics and overly technical jargon to ensure an accessible read across disciplinary audiences
Part of the book series: Remaking Economics: Eminent Post-War Economists (EPWE)
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Table of contents (50 chapters)
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Collective Action and Constitutional Political Economy
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Ethics, Social Philosophy, and Liberal Political Economy
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Front Matter
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Economic Theory as Social Theory
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Front Matter
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About this book
– Bruce Caldwell, Professor of Economics, Duke University, USA
"The overwhelming impression the reader gets from this very fine collection is the extraordinary expanse of James Buchanan's work. Everyone interested in economics and related fields can profit mightily from this book."
– Mario Rizzo, Professor of Economics, New York University, USA
This book explores the academic contribution of James Buchanan, who received the Nobel Prize for economics in 1986. Buchanan’s receipt of the Prize is noteworthy because he was a maverick within the economics profession. In contrast to the preponderance of economists, Buchanan made little use of mathematics and no use of econometrics, preferring to used logic and language to insert his ideas into the scholarlycommunity. Moreover, his ideas extended the domain of economic inquiry along many paths that numerous economists subsequently pursued. Buchanan’s scholarship brought economics and political science together under the rubric of public choice. He was also was a prime figure in bringing economic theory into closer contact with moral and social philosophy.
This volume includes essays distributed across the extensive domain of Buchanan’s scholarly contributions, reflecting the range of his scholarly interests. Chapters will examine Buchanan’s scholarly work on public finance, social insurance, public debt, public choice, economic methodology, constitutional political economy, law and economics, and ethics and social theory. The book also examines Buchanan in relation to other prominent economists, both from the distant past and the recent past.
Reviews
“This volume is so broad in scope, so rich in fascinating reflections, so instructive that anybody should benefit from it who has a genuine, if critical, interest in the work of James M. Buchanan. On this basis, it should be a pleasure to enter an informed, open discussion.” (Karen Horn, Constitutional Political Economy, Vol. 31, 2020)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: James M. Buchanan
Book Subtitle: A Theorist of Political Economy and Social Philosophy
Editors: Richard E. Wagner
Series Title: Remaking Economics: Eminent Post-War Economists
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03080-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-03079-7Published: 25 June 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40441-3Published: 15 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-03080-3Published: 15 February 2019
Series ISSN: 2662-6632
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6640
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 1182
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Economic Policy, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Social Philosophy, Public Finance
Industry Sectors: Finance, Business & Banking