The Demand and Supply of Public Goods

by James M. Buchanan

Book Overview

Public-goods theory constituted a major element in James M. Buchanan's research agenda throughout the 1960s. The Demand and Supply of Public Goods is a major part of that work.

At the time that Buchanan was elaborating on his theories of public goods, the prevailing trend in public economics was the emergence of public-expenditure theory, which attempted to form a comprehensive theory of the state around the notion of market...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865972222
• ISBN13: 9780865972223
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5