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James M. Buchanan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"James McGill Buchanan Jr. (born October 3, 1919) is an American economist most renowned for his work on Public Choice Theory, and who won the 1986 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. He originally graduated from Middle Tennessee Normal School in 1940. He has long been professor at George Mason University. He has also held teaching positions at the University of Virginia (founding the Thomas Jefferson center), UCLA, and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (with the Center for the Study of Public Choice). He moved with the center to its new home at GMU. His work in economics included a rigorous analysis of the theory of logrolling. ..."

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Born

3 Oct 1919, James McGill Buchanan Jr., in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Biography

Biography of James M. Buchanan (1919- ), The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
Center for Study of Public Choice
George Mason University Department of Economics
Laissez Faire Books

Awards Received

1986 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, granted by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Includes curriculum vitae, prize lecture and banquet speech

Associations

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics, George Mason University
Institute for Humane Studies
President, 1984-86, Mont Pelerin Society

Web Pages

James Buchanan - Libertarian
Advocates for Self-Government

Bibliography

James M. Buchanan at IDEAS
RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)

Articles

James M. Buchanan and the Rebirth of Political Economy, by Peter J. Boettke, Economics and Its Discontent: Dissent in 20th Century Economics, 1998

Interviews

Interview with James Buchanan, The Region, Sep 1995
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Banking and Policy Issues Magazine

Books Authored

The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy, by James M. Buchanan, Gordon Tullock, 1962
Related Topic: Democracy
Electronic text available at The Library of Economics and Liberty.
The Power to Tax: Analytical Foundations of a Fiscal Constitution
    by James M. Buchanan, Geoffrey Brennan, 1980
Related Topic: Taxation

Videos

A Conversation With Hayek and Buchanan, 1978
Related Topic: Friedrich A. Hayek
The Idea Channel, 52 minutes