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James M. Buchanan

1919–2013

James M. Buchanan (1919–2013) was an American economist and Nobel laureate, best known for pioneering public choice theory, which applies economic reasoning to political decision-making. He spent most of his career at George Mason University and the University of Virginia, where he developed the Virginia School of Political Economy. His work fundamentally challenged the notion of benevolent government, arguing that politicians and bureaucrats are self-interested actors.

Economics

The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy (1962, with Gordon Tullock)
Public Finance in Democratic Process (1967)
The Limits of Liberty: Between Anarchy and Leviathan (1975)
Democracy in Deficit: The Political Legacy of Lord Keynes (1977, with Richard E. Wagner)
Freedom in Constitutional Contract (1978)
The Power to Tax: Analytical Foundations of a Fiscal Constitution (1980, with Geoffrey Brennan)
The Reason of Rules: Constitutional Political Economy (1985, with Geoffrey Brennan)
Explorations into Constitutional Economics (1989)
Better than Plowing and Other Personal Essays (1992)
The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan (20 volumes, 1999–2002)

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