{"product_id":"economics-from-the-outside-in-james-m-buchanan-9781585446032","title":"Economics from the Outside in: \"better Than Plowing\" and Beyond","description":"Nobel laureate in economics James Buchanan has been called--and indeed, calls himself--an outsider in American economics. Original and even unorthodox in his pioneering contributions to public choice theory and variously revered or berated for his influence on the economic policies that took hold in the Reagan years, he has stimulated a productive vein of economic inquiry and an important strain of public policy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1992 under the title \u003ci\u003eBetter \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThan Plowing And\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Other Personal Essays, \u003c\/i\u003e this collection of autobiographic writings was hailed as engaging, honest, and fascinating. The four new chapters of the present volume fill some gaps in his earlier reflections and add valuable assessments of the roots of his academic work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomics from the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e In\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating look at the humble origins and academic development of a recipient of the Nobel Prize, the intellectual underpinnings of a key American economic policy, and the role of the academician in today's society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James M. Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585446033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585446032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.64h x 5.53w x 0.78d","brand":"James M. Buchanan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372420321535,"sku":"9781585446032","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab212a30-8f3a-4c29-9022-e83a5df85aa7.jpg?v=1732725893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/economics-from-the-outside-in-james-m-buchanan-9781585446032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}