{"product_id":"9780826430809","title":"James M. Buchanan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJames M. Buchanan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Meadowcroft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames McGill Buchanan (1919 - 2013) was an American economist best known as a pioneer of public choice theory. A founder of the new Virginia school of political economy, he made extensive contributions to the theory of public finance, constitutional economics, rent-seeking, and the economic analysis of politics. Buchanan's work offered a scientific basis for conservative and libertarian political endeavors such as a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1986.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780826430809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40595884933326,"sku":"9780826430809","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780826430809","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}