Being concerned with representation, this book is about an idea, a concept, a word. It is
primarily a conceptual analysis, not a historical study of the way in which representative …

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or
rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases …

Economists typically treat government as something outside the business realm, a sort of
“Lord of the Manor”. Richard Wagner argues that this is the wrong approach and can …

This exciting new book from Geoffrey Hodgson is eagerly awaited by social scientists from
many different backgrounds. This book charts the rise, fall and renewal of institutional …

When originally released, Frank Hyneman Knight's The Economic Organization revitalized
the teaching of economic theory in America during the 1930s, laying the foundation for the …

This book makes an innovative link between classical liberalism and questions of
international economic order. The author begins with an outline of classical liberalism as …

James M. Buchanan and Liberal Political Economy: A Rational Reconstruction examines the
contemporary meaning and significance of James M. Buchanan's body of work. The book …

This book examines macroeconomic theory from within a nonconventional analytical
window provided by theories pertaining to complex systems, in contrast to conventional …

First published in 1990, this unique explanation of the rise of neoclassical economics views
social change as an engine promoting change in theory. It attempts to develop a theory of …

This paper addresses Vincent Ostrom's treatment of self-governance, polycentrism, and
federalism through which he has generated a coherent vision of political economy. After …