Explorations into Constitutional Economics

This volume of thirty-one essays forms the foundation of 1986 Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan's work on the constitutional economics paradigm he founded. These essays include many that appeared in journals not easily accessible as well as some which have not previously been published. The essays collected here were written over a thirty-year period, and place the full scope of Buchanan's work in a convenient setting for study.

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These 31 collected essays, written over 33 years, are the foundation of 1986 Nobel Laureate Buchanan's work on the constitutional economics paradigm he founded. The essays deal with theory and applications, and aspects of voting, monetary and fiscal constitutions, public goods supply, taxation and public debt, and on property rights and externalities. See also HB71. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

James M. Buchanan, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in economic science, is Harris University Professor of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He is general director of the Center for Study of Public Choice and author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including Freedom in Constitutional Contract and Economics: Between Predictive Science and Moral Philosophy.Robert D. Tollison is director of the Center for Study of Public Choice and Duncan Black Professor of Economics at George Mason University. Viktor J. Vanberg is research associate and professor of economics at the same institution.