James M. Buchanan

By John Meadowcroft

Book Overview

James McGill Buchanan (1919 - 2013) was an American economist best known as a pioneer of public choice theory. A founder of the new Virginia school of political economy, he made extensive contributions to the theory of public finance, constitutional economics, rent-seeking, and the economic analysis of politics. Buchanan's work offered a scientific basis for conservative and libertarian political endeavors such as a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1986.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441195750
• ISBN13: 9781441195753
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"