Individualism and political disorder
By: the late James M. Buchanan, 1986 Nobel Laureate in Economics and Professor Emeritus, George Mason University, USA; Yong J. Yoon, Associate Professor, George Mason University, USA
Contributors: Yoon, Yong J., author
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781784710576
Subjects: Philosophy; Economic aspects; Political science; Individualism
Description: Inspired by F.A. Hayek's Individualism and Economic Order, this book, edited by Yong Yoon, stands in contrast to the themes of that work by emphasizing that collective action operates differently from the way the market works. The chapters comprise papers written by James M. Buchanan, both with and without Yoon's co-authorship, after the publication of his Collected Works. In this book, the authors analyze political disorder that is caused by individualism and self-interest in democracy, focusing specifically on the American political commons. Buchanan and Yoon expertly examine a variety of topics within this theme: the public choice approach to political disorder, rigorous economic models, the dysfunction of American fiscal institutions, the psychological aspects of political rules, and Fukuyama's vetocracy as a case of anti-commons. Readers will gain many new insights from Individualism and Political Disorder, and it will prove invaluable for academics and students in an array of areas, such as economics, politics, public policy and public administration, social psychology, and law and economics.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.