China's initiative to establish the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), attracting membership from G7 countries against the vocal opposition of the United States, has been recognised as a significant moment in an ongoing hegemonic transition. This book examines how power transitions...

The world food problem -- Mexico's way out -- A continent of peasants -- We shall release the waters -- A very big, very poor country -- Parable of seeds -- You can't eat steel -- The meaning of famine -- The conquest of hunger -- Present at the recreation

“A fine collection of essays exploring, and in many cases extending, Jim Buchanan’s many contributions and insights to economic, political, and social theory.” - Bruce Caldwell, Professor of Economics, Duke University, USA "The overwhelming impression the reader gets from this very fine...

1. Introduction -- 2. Debt Is the Price of Liberty -- 3. Bounded by War -- 4. Building a Visible Government -- 5. The End of Balanced Budgets -- 6. In Pursuit of Full Employment -- 7. A New Era of Congressional Budgeting -- 8. Breaking up the Budget Process