Economics

Liberalism that Lasts—Liberty and Responsibility in Buchanan’s Economic Philosophy

ABSTRACT

In view of the passing of James M. Buchanan, the goal of this conference was to conduct a sympathetic yet critical study of Buchanan's work and his contributions to the free society. The vast majority of the readings were selected from Liberty Fund's Collected Works series.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

Buchanan, James. “The Soul of Classical Liberalism.” The Independent Review V, no. 1 (Summer 2000): 111-119.

Buchanan, James. “Game Theory, Mathematics, and Economics.” Journal of Economic Methodology 8, no. 1 (March 2001): 27-32.

Buchanan, James and Gordon Tullock. The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, Volume 3: The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1999.

Buchanan, James M. The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, Volume 1: The Logical Foundations of Constitutional Liberty. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1999.

Buchanan, James M. The Collected Works of James Buchanan, Volume 7: The Limits of Liberty: Between Anarchy and Leviathan. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund Inc., 2000.

Buchanan, James M. The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, Volume 18: Federalism, Liberty, and the Law. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2001.

Buchanan, James M. and Geoffrey Brennan. The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, Volume 14: Debt and Taxes. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2000.