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The Calculus Of Consent.
by Buchanan, James M. and Gordon Tullock
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1962. First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly inscribed by both James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that has a few small closed tears. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed first edition. The Calculus Of Consent is one of the classic works from the discipline of public choice in economics and political science. The analytical approach of the authors is based on methodological individualism - collective action is composed of individual actions and on the rejection of any organic interpretation of the state. A purely individualistic conception of collectivity is maintained: the state is an artifact, created by men and thus subject to change and perfection. Buchanan and Tullock maintain that only constitutional changes, which can be shown to be in the interest of all interested parties can be judged as "improvements" and therefore consider conceptual unanimity as the only legitimate decision-making rule.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39005
- Title
- The Calculus Of Consent.
- Author
- Buchanan, James M. and Gordon Tullock
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Calculus of Consent First Edition Signed, Gordon Tullock First Edition
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About Raptis Rare Books
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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