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Constitutional political economy is the theme of the papers collected in this volume. This entire area of contemporary economic thought is a legacy of James M. Buchanan. In outlining the importance

As diverse as the papers presented in this volume may seem at first glance, all of them touch on two characteristic themes of James Buchanan’s work: the respect for individual sovereignty and the thre

This volume presents a collection of Buchanan’s most representative works in economic method and analysis. As Robert D. Tollison points out in his foreword, ?[Included] in this volume are some of [Buc

Public Principles of Public Debt is one of James M. Buchanan’s most important and influential books. The radical idea he conceived was that: our reliance on public debt has amassed a sort of orthodoxy

Public Finance in Democratic Process is James M. Buchanan’s monumental work that outlines the dynamics of individual choice as it is displayed in the process of public finance. Buchanan is perhaps n

In his foreword, Geoffrey Brennan states, ?The papers in this volume represent a coherent set of pieces focused on aspects of public-expenditure theory and constitute all of Buchanan’s papers in this

This volume presents a representative sampling of James M. Buchanan’s philosophical views as he deals with fundamental problems of moral science and moral order. As one might expect, Buchanan always g

While this volume presents the important writings of James M. Buchanan on taxation and debt, Geoffrey Brennan makes it clear in the foreword that the thrust of Buchanan’s work in this area has been to integrate theories of taxation and debt with public-expenditure theory. Therefore, the editors strongly urge that the present volume on taxation and debt be read in tandem with the subsequent Volume 15, Externalities and Public Expenditure Theory. Included in this present volume are thirty-five important writings by Buchanan on taxation and debt. These are grouped into the following major subject categories:1.Taxation, Politics, and Public Choice2.Earmarking and Incidence in Democratic Process3.Analytical and Ethical Foundations of Tax Limits4.The Fiscal Constitution5.Confessions of a Burden Monger6.Ricardian Equivalence7.The Constitution of a Debt-Free PolityAs Geoffrey Brennan points out in the foreword to this volume, ?Although James Buchanan’s interests are wide-ranging, the core of h

This volume is a collection of sixteen essays on three general topics: the methodology of economics, the applicability of economic reasoning to political science and other social sciences, and the rel

Public Finance in Democratic Process: Fiscal Institutions and Individual Choice

The thirty-one papers presented in this volume offer scholars and general readers alike a comprehensive introduction to the work of one of the greatest economists of the modern era. Many of Buchanan'