Buchanan, James M. 1919-2013

Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.

Born 1919 · died 2013

James McGill Buchanan Jr. was an American economist known for his work on public choice theory originally outlined in his most famous work, The Calculus of Consent, co-authored with Gordon Tullock in 1962. He continued to develop the theory, eventually receiving the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Buchanan, James M. 1919-2013 are held at George Mason University Libraries Special Collections Research Center.

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