Keywords
Individualism
Economic man
James Buchanan (1791-1868)
Constitutional economics.
Economic man
James Buchanan (1791-1868)
Constitutional economics.
How to Cite
ANGELI, Eduardo. James Buchanan’s uses of individualism. Economia e Sociedade, Campinas, SP, v. 28, n. 1, p. 53–70, 2019. Disponível em: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/ecos/article/view/8656786. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.
Abstract
The article aims to present the interpretation and application offered by James Buchanan for individualism in Economics. In order to achieve this goal, some interpretations and uses of the economic man existing in the economic literature are discussed. We then present Buchanan’s critical approach to conventional knowledge of Economics as a theory of choice. We also present his defense of a particular type of individualism as a strategy adopted by the economist who performs a comparative institutional analysis. Finally, we discuss Buchanan’s normative individualism.
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BOETTKE, P. J. James M. Buchanan and the rebirth of political economy. In: HOLT, R., PRESSMAN, S. (Org.). Economics and its discontents: twentieth century dissenting economists. Aldershot: Edward Elgar, 1998.
BOETTKE, P. J.; COYNE, C., James M. Buchanan (1919-). In: KRIER, D.; VAN DELINDER, J. (Org.). Dictionary of modern American philosophers. Bristol: Thoemmes Press, 2005.
BOETTKE, P. J., LEESON, P. T. 2004. Liberalism, socialism, and robust political economy. Journal of Markets and Morality, v. 7, n. 1, p. 99-111, 2004.
BOETTKE, P. J.; PALAGASHVILI, L. James Buchanan’s contributions to constitutional political economy, institutional analysis, and self-governance. Journal of Law, Economics & Policy, v. 10, n. 3, p. 649-667, 2014.
BOETTKE, P. J.; MARCIANO, A. The past, present and future of Virginia political economy. Public Choice, v. 163, n. 1, p. 53-65, 2015.
BRENNAN, G., BUCHANAN, J. M. (1981). The normative purpose of economic ‘science’: rediscovery of an eighteenth century method. In: BUCHANAN (2000).
BRENNAN, G., BUCHANAN, J. M. (1985). The reason of rules: constitutional political economy. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2000. (The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, v. 10).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1949). The pure theory of government finance: a suggested approach. In: BUCHANAN (1999).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1962). Economics as a public science. In: BUCHANAN (2000).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1964). What Should Economists Do? In: BUCHANAN (1999).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1969). Is Economics the Science of Choice? In: BUCHANAN (2000).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1979). Politics without romance: a sketch of positive public choice theory and its normative implications. In: BUCHANAN (1999).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1980). Rent seeking and profit seeking. In: BUCHANAN (1999).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1986a). Better than plowing. In: BUCHANAN (1999).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1986b). Political economy: 1957-82. In: BUCHANAN (2001).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1986c). The constitution of economic policy. In: BUCHANAN (1999).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1990). Born-again economist. In: BUCHANAN (2001).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1991). The foundations for normative individualism. In: BUCHANAN (1999).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1992a) From the inside looking out. In: BUCHANAN (2001).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1992b). Italian retrospective. In: BUCHANAN (2001).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1992c). Virginia political economy. In: BUCHANAN (2001).
BUCHANAN, J. M. (1994). Economic theory in the postrevolutionary moment of the 1990s. In: BUCHANAN (2000).
BUCHANAN, J. M. The logical foundations of constitutional liberty. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1999. (The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, v. 1).
BUCHANAN, J. M. Economic inquiry and its logic. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2000. (The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, v. 12).
BUCHANAN, J. M. Ideas, persons, and events. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2001. (The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, v. 19).
BUCHANAN, J. M. Indexes. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2002. (The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, v. 20).
BUCHANAN, J. M. The constitutionalization of money. Cato Journal, v. 30, n. 2, p. 251-258, 2010.
BUCHANAN, J. M. Genesis. Public Choice, v. 152, n. 3-4, p. 253-255. 2012.
BUCHANAN, J. M., TULLOCK, G. (1962). The calculus of consent: logical foundations of constitutional democracy. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2004. (The Selected Works of Gordon Tullock, v. 2).
BUCHANAN, J. M., WAGNER, R. (1977). Democracy in deficit: the political legacy of Lord Keynes. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2000. (The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, v. 8).
CERQUEIRA, H. E. G. Para ler Adam Smith: novas abordagens. Síntese, v. 32, n. 103, p. 181- 202, 2005.
COLANDER, D. Functional finance. In: GLASNER, D. (Org.). Business cycles and depressions: an encyclopedia. Oxon: Routledge, 1997.
DEN UYL, D. J. Natura naturans, natura naturata. Review of Austrian Economics, v. 27, n. 2, p. 175-182, 2014.
FONSECA, E. G. Comportamento individual: alternativas ao homem econômico. Estudos Econômicos, v. 20, n. especial, p. 5-37, 1990.
HARGREAVES-HEAP, S. Economic man. In: DURLAUF, S. N.; BLUME, L. E. (Org). The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. 2nd. ed. Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. 2008. v. 2.
KIRCHGÄSSNER, G. The role of homo oeconomicus in the political economy of James Buchanan. Constitutional Political Economy, v. 25, n. 1, p. 2-17, 2014.
KIRZNER, I. M. (1960). The economic point of view. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2009. (The Collected Works of Israel M. Kirzner).
KOGELMANN, B. Modeling the individual of constitutional choice. Constitutional Political Economy, v. 26, n. 4, p. 455-474, 2015.
LEESON, P.; SUBRICK, J. R. Robust political economy. Review of Austrian Economics, v. 19, n. 2-3, p. 107-111, 2006.
MATTOS, L. V. Transformando ‘verdades abstratas’ em ‘verdades concretas’: uma análise sobre a metodologia econômica de John Stuart Mill. Estudos Econômicos, v. 34, n. 1, p. 101- 125, 2004.
MEDEMA, S. G. The hesitant hand: taming self-interest in the history of economic ideas. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009.
PENNINGTON, M. Robust political economy: classical liberalism and the future of public policy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2011.
ROBBINS, L. The nature and significance of economic science. London: MacMillan & Co., 1932.
SANTOS, A. T. L. A.; BIANCHI, A. M. Além do Cânon: mão invisível, ordem natural e instituições. Estudos Econômicos, v. 37, n. 3, p. 635-662, 2007.
SEN, A. Rational fools: a critique of the behavioral foundations of economic theory. Philosophy and Public Affairs, v. 6, n. 4, p. 317-344, 1977.
SEN, A. On ethics and economics. Malden: Blackwell, 1988.
WAGNER, R. E. James M. Buchanan: constitutional political economist. Regulation: AEI. Journal on Government and Society, v. 11, n. 1, p. 13-17, 1987.
WAGNER, R. E. Public choice as an academic enterprise: Charlottesville, Blacksburg, and Fairfax retrospectively viewed. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, v. 63, n. 1, p. 55-74, 2004.
WAGNER, R. E. James Buchanan’s public debt theory: a rational reconstruction. Constitutional Political Economy, v. 25, n. 1, p. 253-264, 2014.
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