Method And Morals In Constitutional Economics

Author : Geoffrey Brennan,Hartmut Kliemt,Robert D. Tollison
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 576 pages
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Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783662048108

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Method and Morals in Constitutional Economics by Geoffrey Brennan,Hartmut Kliemt,Robert D. Tollison Pdf

This Festschrift was "presented" in electronic form to Buchanan on the occasion of his eightieth birthday on October 3, 1999, after dinner in Fairfax, Virginia. As one might have expected, the response to our call for papers was vo luminous. In looking over the many contributions, we felt that a "published" Festschrift was also possible and fitting for the eightieth birthday of so prodi gious and influential a scholar as Professor Buchanan. To that end we have assembled the following volume. In selecting the papers to be included here we have basically tried to choose those papers which in some way bear on Buchanan's contributions. Perfectly good papers about issues not related to Buchanan's research agenda or not referring directly to Buchanan's work were not included. Space constraints did not allow universal coverage, so choices had to be made. It should be stated clearly that these were our choices based on the criterion that the contribution be relevant to Buchanan's work. Buchanan had nothing whatsoever to do with the selection of papers for this volume. Once choices had been made, we arranged the papers by subject matter ranging from various aspects of Buchanan's work in economics, political science, philosophy, and related areas, to some more personal recollections of Jim as a professor, friend, and colleague. Including the latter material was also our decision, and this probably represents a choice with which Jim would not have agreed. We think, however, that the reader will find these pieces interesting and informative.

Author : Professor of Social and Political Theory Geoffrey Brennan,Hartmut Kliemt,Robert D Tollison
Publisher : Springer
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3662048116

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Method and Morals in Constitutional Economics by Professor of Social and Political Theory Geoffrey Brennan,Hartmut Kliemt,Robert D Tollison Pdf

Author : James M. Buchanan
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Economics
ISBN : 0472102222

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The Economics and the Ethics of Constitutional Order by James M. Buchanan Pdf

Nobel Laureate James Buchanan questions how people can live together in peace, prosperity, and justice

Author : Timothy P. Roth
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781843765592

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The Ethics and the Economics of Minimalist Government by Timothy P. Roth Pdf

. . . Roth s book is useful and valuable. Using modern secular thought as his starting point, he reaches roughly the same conclusions that one would reach reasoning from the older Christian tradition. There is certainly much to like about that effort. Paul A. Cleveland, Markets & Morality This book is one of the best discussions of welfare economics since Murray Rothbard s classic paper of 1956 Toward a Reconstruction of Utility and Welfare Economics . David Gordon, The Mises Review Timothy Roth shows that social welfare theory, as currently defended by welfare economists and policymakers, is based on a confused and untenable moral theory, is incompatible with a rights-based legal order and is bound to promote unjust and arbitrary redistributions. By advocating a return to the Kantian conception of the moral agent, Roth shows the way to a normative economics that harmonizes with both intuitive morality and the American legal and constitutional tradition. Roger Scruton, Writer and Philosopher, formerly University Professor and Professor of Philosophy at Boston University, US The moral imperative of individual autonomy, embodied in the Kantian Rawlsian perspective on social order, cannot be reconciled with the utilitarian presuppositions that inform normative applications of modern economics. This book exposes the contradictions that are present when the basic philosophical foundations are ignored, a stance that is, unfortunately, characteristic of much modern discourse as well as political practice. James M. Buchanan, George Mason University, US and a Nobel Laureate At a time when technical economics dominates the thinking of much of the profession, it is important to be reminded that economics has roots in moral philosophy. Certainly this book, which deftly explores the ethical prior commitments underlying economic analysis, succeeds in bringing philosophical issues to the forefront. But it does more. Roth s closely reasoned study provides a clear exposition of the Kantian Rawlsian approach to public policy, and thus is able to establish a convincing critique of orthodox welfare theory. In general, the book offers a valuable change of perspective on social questions. Eirik G. Furubotn, Texas A&M University, US Because it is technically flawed and morally bankrupt, the author argues, the economist s consequence-based, procedurally detached theory of the state has contributed to the growth of government. As part of the Kantian Rawlsian contractarian project, this book seeks to return economics to its foundations in moral philosophy. Given the moral equivalence of persons, the greatest possible equal participation must be promoted, persons must be impartially treated and, because it is grounded in consequentialist social welfare theory (SWT), the economist s theory of the state must be rejected. Ad hoc deployment of SWT has facilitated discriminatory rent seeking and contributed to larger government. In contrast, this book argues that equal political participation and a constitutional impartiality constraint minimize rent seeking, respect individual perceptions of the public good and underwrite the legitimacy of government. Economists, moral philosophers and political scientists will find this book a unique contribution to the literature.

Author : Stefan Voigt
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015047532398

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Explaining Constitutional Change by Stefan Voigt Pdf

Stefan Voigt examines the emergence of constitutions and how and why they change. He proposes that they are based on spontaneously-developed institutions and presents predictions on the scope of change under various setting and factors.

Author : James M. Buchanan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0865972435

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Choice, Contract, and Constitutions by James M. Buchanan Pdf

Constitutional political economy is the theme of the papers collected in this volume. This entire area of contemporary economic thought is a legacy of James M. Buchanan. In outlining the importance of this volume to the contemporary study of economics and to the work of James M. Buchanan, Robert D. Tollison states in his foreword, "Buchanan literally founded the field of constitutional political economy. . . . [His] insistence on the importance of rules was an important innovation in economics, and, over the past thirty years or so, the analytical and empirical relevance of Buchanan’s constitutional perspective has become apparent.” The thirty-five papers represented in this volume are grouped into these major subject categories: 1.Foundational Issues 2.The Method of Constitutional Economics 3.Incentives and Constitutional Choice 4.Constitutional Order 5.Market Order 6.Distributional Issues 7.Fiscal and Monetary Constitutions 8.Reform For Buchanan, his work in constitutional political economy is just the first step. He is concerned with inducing economists and other scholars to take the constitutional problem seriously. As they do, says Robert D. Tollison, "the face of modern economics will be changed.” James M. Buchanan is an eminent economist who won the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986 and is considered one of the greatest scholars of liberty in the twentieth century. The entire series will include: Volume 1: The Logical Foundations of Constitutional Liberty Volume 2: Public Principles of Public Debt Volume 3: The Calculus of Consent Volume 4: Public Finance in Democratic Process Volume 5: The Demand and Supply of Public Goods Volume 6: Cost and Choice Volume 7: The Limits of Liberty Volume 8: Democracy in Deficit Volume 9: The Power to Tax Volume 10: The Reason of Rules Volume 11: Politics by Principle, Not Interest Volume 12: Economic Inquiry and Its Logic Volume 13: Politics as Public Choice Volume 14: Debt and Taxes Volume 15: Externalities and Public Expenditure Theory Volume 16: Choice, Contract, and Constitutions Volume 17: Moral Science and Moral Order Volume 18: Federalism, Liberty, and the Law Volume 19: Ideas, Persons, and Events Volume 20: Indexes

Author : Richard B. McKenzie
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Law
ISBN : UCAL:B4376973

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Constitutional Economics by Richard B. McKenzie Pdf

Based on papers from a conference sponsored by the Heritage Foundation."A Heritage Foundation book"--Jacket. Includes bibliographical references.

Author : Viktor Vanberg
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415154715

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The Constitution of Markets by Viktor Vanberg Pdf

This book examines the institutional dimension of markets and the rules and institutions that condition the operation of market economies.

Author : Timothy P. Roth
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015068835852

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Morality, Political Economy and American Constitutionalism by Timothy P. Roth Pdf

The book goes on to explore and expound the Founders¿ desire to promote respect for the moral law, their appreciation of the reciprocal relationship between morality and law, andtheir commitment to the promotion of justice in the sense of impartial institutions; ideas which find expression in contractarian, constitutional political economy.

Author : Sina Badiei,Agnès Grivaux
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000604078

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The Positive and the Normative in Economic Thought by Sina Badiei,Agnès Grivaux Pdf

The book responds to the need for greater clarity regarding the relationship between descriptive, evaluative and prescriptive approaches within positive and normative economics. It also analyses the entanglement between evaluative and prescriptive perspectives within several theoretical frameworks in normative economics such as social choice theory, the capability approach, behavioural welfare economics and various theories of justice. It provides a forum for discussion between various schools of economic thought and several theoretical frameworks on the relationship between the study of facts, norms and values, with particular emphasis on classical political economy, the Marxian school of economics, the Frankfurt School, the Austrian school, the Chicago school, rational choice theory, expected utility theory, behavioural economics, experimental economics, development economics, welfare economics, public economics, constitutional political economy, the capability approach and politico-economic theories of justice. Given the scope of questions treated in this book, it will be of interest to economists, historians of economic thought, political philosophers and philosophers of science, especially those interested in the philosophy and epistemology of economics.

Author : Viktor J Vanberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780203422588

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Rules and Choice in Economics by Viktor J Vanberg Pdf

Using an analysis which draws on economics, law, moral philosophy, sociology and political science, Vanberg demonstrates how the rules and institutions which are the basis of cooperation in society can be systematically explained.

Author : James D. Gwartney,Richard E. Wagner
Publisher : JAI Press(NY)
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038389032

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Public Choice and Constitutional Economics by James D. Gwartney,Richard E. Wagner Pdf

Five of the papers were originally developed at a symposium on government, the economy, and the constitution sponsored by the Policy Sciences Program of Florida State University in March 1986 and subsequently published in the Cato journal, fall 1987. Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Author : Stefan Voigt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108486880

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Constitutional Economics by Stefan Voigt Pdf

This concise survey of the questions, methods, and empirical findings central to constitutional political economy fills a gap in the literature of political economy. Voigt, a pioneer of the field, demonstrates how constitutional rules affect political economy, appealing to both scholars of the field and readers with no familiarity of the topic.

Author : Ronald Dworkin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198265573

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Freedom's Law by Ronald Dworkin Pdf

Dworkin's important book is a collection of essays which discuss almost all of the great constitutional issues of the last two decades, including abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, homosexuality, pornography, and free speech. Dworkin offers a consistently liberal view of the Constitution and argues that fidelity to it and to law demands that judges make moral judgments. He proposes that we all interpret the abstract language of the Constitution by reference to moral principles about political decency and justice. His 'moral reading' therefore brings political morality into the heart of constitutional law. The various chapters of this book were first published separately; now drawn together they provide the reader with a rich, full-length treatment of Dworkin's general theory of law.

Author : James M. Buchanan,Gordon Tullock
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Decision-making
ISBN : 0472061003

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The Calculus of Consent by James M. Buchanan,Gordon Tullock Pdf

A scientific study of the political and economic factors influencing democratic decision making