I worked very closely with the NGO s, which are a very powerful channel moving ideas to the political arena. I always thought that academics should have a moral obligation to criticize the ongoing politics and recommend alternative reforms for the political decision making process. We live in a century in which great transformations have occurred and the winds of change have been continuing. No doubt that no winds of change occur without ideas. One of the founding fathers of the new management philosophy, Dr.
Turkey is a good example of that.
Of course, change is difficult and takes time. But we all come to accept that in the long run ideas are very powerful to achieve the change. It may take many years to read Professor Buchanan writings. His biographical data 4 shows that he has authored some 30 books and countless numbers of articles and monographs. He has contributed to many areas of the social sciences.