This book is a collection of never-before-published papers from some of the most prominent voices in public economics. Curated by the current director of the Public Choice Society, the papers presented showcase the work of recognized leaders in the field, including a Nobel Laureate (Gary...

This book contains essays in honor of Charles B. Blankart on the occasion of his 65th birthday. The contributors include prominent scholars from the discipline of public finance and public choice. The essays include such topics as taxation, public choice, and regulation, and thus give testimony...

Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Impact of The Calculus of Consent -- Chapter 2: Institutions and Constitutions: The Economic World of James M. Buchanan -- Chapter 3: On Some Neglected, But Profound, Contributions of Gordon Tullock -- Chapter 4: Buchanan on Freedom -- Chapter 5: Choice vs...

This work examines the rise of postmodernism in management scholarship and argues that the prevalence of postmodernist thought reflects a lack of understanding by management researchers of the core principles upon which Western business endeavour is based. The author highlights postmodernism’s...

Die Unternehmensbewertung im Wirkungsbereich von Interessengruppen -- Die Geschichte der Unternehmensbewertung -- Der Objektivismusstreit der modernen Bewertungslehre -- Der moderne Objektivismusstreit im Lichte der Interessentheorie -- Die Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse und ein Ausblick.

Using a public choice perspective, this book explains the evolution and political and economic impact of recent changes to the Italian institutional framework. Because these changes are so numerous and broad, their implementation serves as a case study for other Western governments. Particular...

Empirical laws are rare in economics. This book describes efforts to anchor economic knowledge to invariant empirical laws. It links 17th and 18th century Galilean monetary economists to econophysics, a field that emerged in the mid-1990s. This virtual journey from past to present is charted by...