Public Choice, Past and Present The Legacy of James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock / edited by Dwight R. Lee.

In 1962, economists James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock published The Calculus of Consent, in which they developed the principles of public choice theory.  In the fifty years since its publication, the book has defined the field and set the standard for research and analysis.  To celebrate a half-c...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lee, Dwight R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Studies in Public Choice, 28
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Impact of The Calculus of Consent
  • Chapter 2: Institutions and Constitutions: The Economic World of James M. Buchanan
  • Chapter 3: On Some Neglected, But Profound, Contributions of Gordon Tullock
  • Chapter 4: Buchanan on Freedom
  • Chapter 5: Choice vs Interaction in Public Choice: Discerning the Legacy of The Calculus of Consent
  • Chapter 6: Constitutional Change: No Escaping Hayek
  • Chapter 7: The bioeconomics of scout bees voting-with-the wings using less-than-unanimity voting rule: Can bees count, quorum-sense, etc.?
  • Chapter 8: James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock, A Half-Century On
  • Chapter 9: The Politics of Medicine
  • Chapter 10: Tullock, Tideman, and the Origins of the Demand-Revealing Process
  • Chapter 11: Public Choice and Two of its Founders: An Appreciation
  • Chapter 12: Public Choice in the Big Sky
  • Chapter 13: The Public Choice Revolution and Principles of Economics Texts
  • Chapter 14: The Calculus of Consent, Fifty Years Later: A Personal Tribute to James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock
  • Chapter 15: James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock: A Reflection on Two Disruptive Economists
  • Chapter 16: Public Choice and Public Life.