The state of play in the social sciences in the 1950s
Economists and political scientists
Joseph Schumpeter
Duncan Black
Lewis Carroll and Marquis de Condorcet
Kenneth Arrow
My own interest in this issue
Knut Wicksell
Italy
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Gordon Tullock and The Calculus of Consent
46:09 |
John Rawles's theory of justice
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Conference in Charleston, Virginia (1963)
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The 1960s, Winston Bush, and The Limits of Liberty
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What is public choice all about?
The two parts of public choice: positive public choice and constitutional economics
Literature on "imposing constraints on ourselves"
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The Power to Tax and The Reasons of Rules
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Tullock's notion of rent seeking
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Has public choice changed the world?
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Criticisms
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What I'm working on now and "the tragedy of politics"
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Questions
Have you changed your mind regarding the outcome that you predict in The Calculus of Consent? Do you think there are other possibilities?
Could you ellaborate on your approach to a theory of justice, as compared to that of John Rawles?
How would you analize the results of the United States' presidential election, in terms of public choice, consensus and special interests groups?
What do you think of Bill Clinton's impeachment process?
Governments and politicians often loose clarity on the principles of free market economics. How can we focus more on exerting influence on them?
Regarding your point on constitutional constraints, how would you respond to Hayek's critique that man cannot rationally create a set of rules, that they are the result ofn a process?
Could you explain your ideas on a fiscal constitution?
Why have we had so many constitutional assemblies in Latin America, and why has the Unites States constitution lasted so long?
