James M. Buchanan
For the president of this name, see James Buchanan.
James McGill Buchanan Jr. (born
October 3,
1919) is an
economist most renowned for his work on
Public Choice Theory, and who won the
1986 Nobel prize in Economic Science. He has long been professor at
George Mason University. His work in economics included a rigorous analysis of the theory of
logrolling.
His book
The Calculus of Consent is considered to be one of the classic works that founded the discipline of public choice in
economics and
political science.
List of publications
\n*Public Principles of Public Debt: A Defense and Restatement\n*The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy 1962 (with Gordon Tullock)\n*Public Finance in Democratic Process: Fiscal Institutions and Individual Choice\n*The Demand and Supply of Public Goods\n*Cost and Choice: An Inquiry in Economic Theory\n*The Limits of Liberty: Between Anarchy and Leviathan\n*Democracy in Deficit: The Political Legacy of Lord Keynes (with Richard E. Wagner)\n*The Power to Tax: Analytical Foundations of a Fiscal Constitution (with Geoffrey Brennan)\n*The Reason of Rules: Constitutional Political Economy (with Geoffrey Brennan)
External links
\n*Biography at GMU\n*The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan - contains online ebooks of some of James M. Buchanan works
See also
\n*Economists\n*Economics\n*List of economists\n*List of economics consultancies and think tanks\n*Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel\n\nBuchanan Jr., James McGill
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