Consenting to Collective Action

The Classical Liberal Constitutional Calculus of James M. Buchanan

By Randall G. Holcombe

Some aspects of Buchanan’s constitutional thought might be at odds with his notion of classical liberalism. One candidate is his case for coercing individuals to support the collective action he thought was necessary to further the individual’s own goals.

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Randall G. Holcombe
is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University, and author of the Independent book Liberty in Peril: Democracy and Power in American History.

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