{"product_id":"the-reason-of-rules-constitutional-political-economy-9780865972322","title":"The Reason of Rules: Constitutional Political Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his foreword, Robert D. Tollison identifies the main objective of Geoffrey Brennan and James M. Buchanan's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Reason of Rules\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \". . . a book-length attempt to focus the energies of economists and other social analysts on the nature and function of the rules under which ordinary political life and market life function.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn persuasive style, Brennan and Buchanan argue that too often economists become mired in explaining the obvious or constructing elaborate mathematical models to shed light on trivial phenomena. Their solution: economics as a discipline would be better focused on deriving normative procedures for establishing rules so that ordinary economic life can proceed unaffected as much as possible by social issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe basic idea of the importance of rules is a thread that runs through virtually the whole of Buchanan's distinguished career, and it is one of his signal contributions to the contemporary discipline of economics. \u003cem\u003eThe Reason of Rules\u003c\/em\u003e is an elaboration of the potential for rules and the normative process by which they can best be devised.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames M. Buchanan\u003c\/strong\u003e (1919-2013) was an eminent economist who won the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986 and was considered one of the greatest scholars of liberty in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10675252\"\u003eGeoffrey Brennan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12143434\"\u003eJames M. Buchanan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865972322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 086597232X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS068000\"\u003eDevelopment | Economic Development\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS069000\"\u003eEconomics | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liberty Fund","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457613050093,"sku":"9780865972322","price":16.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_f70ea46f-24f6-45ff-ac6a-abf1aa45cec4.jpg?v=1753584472","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-reason-of-rules-constitutional-political-economy-9780865972322","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}