The Church dominated society in the Middle Ages and functioned as a quasi-government, providing public and private goods. This book examines specific institutions in the Church in the Middle Ages in economic terms. The focus is on marriage, usury, heresy, the crusades, and the monasteries.

A collection of sixteen essays on three general topics: the methodology of economics, the applicability of economic reasoning to political science and other social sciences, and the relevance of economics as moral philosophy.

A collection of sixteen essays on three general topics: the methodology of economics, the applicability of economic reasoning to political science and other social sciences, and the relevance of economics as moral philosophy.

This work contains a range of essays on topics in the emerging field of constitutional political economy . The essays are a selection of those written by colleagues and researchers in the field to honour Buchanan on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Addresses problems facing democratic societies at the dawn of the 21st century. Ranging across the policy spectrum, this volume demonstrates the vibrancy and relevance of the public choice research program. It is useful for economists, political scientists, political philosophers, and public policymakers.

Contains thirty-one papers which offer scholars and general readers alike a comprehensive introduction to the work of Buchanan who was a great economist. This volume includes his autobiographical essay, 'Better Than Plowing', in which he gives an account of his life, and also his own assessment of what is important in his work.

Contains thirty-one papers which offer scholars and general readers alike a comprehensive introduction to the work of Buchanan who was a great economist. This volume includes his autobiographical essay, Better Than Plowing , in which he gives an account of his life, and also his own assessment of what is important in his work.

The Pursuit of Justice is a realistic yet hopeful analysis of how the law works in practice rather than in theory. The multi-chapter discussion recognizes that decision makers in the law - judges, lawyers, juries, police, forensic experts and more - respond systematically to the incentive structures with which they are confronted.