Towards an Economics of Natural Equals: A Documentary History of the Early Virginia School

ISBN-13: 9781108428972 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 308 str.

David M. Levy; Sandra J. Peart

Opis

Explores how the Virginia School developed an economics for natural equals in which consent is critical for policy.

Recenzje

'David Levy and Sandra Peart are reputed for writing this kind of book. One always learn a lot by reading their work. This one is no exception … a major achievement …' Alain Marciano, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Spis treści

1. Why the Virginia School of Political Economy matters; 2. James Buchanan and the return to an economics of natural equals; 3. 'Almost wholly negative': an early reaction to the Virginia School; 4. 'The economics of Universal Education' and after: from Friedman to Rawls; 5. Virginia political economy and public choice economics; 6. The individuals and their connections; 7. The role of the Earhart Foundation in the Early Virginia School; 8. The early Virginia School and the anti-democratic right; 9. Neoliberalism, the Virginia School, and the Geldard Report; 10. Conclusion: should the Virginia School be restored?