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Buchanan’s anti-conservatism

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Buchanan’s last book declares an antipathy to one aspect of “conservatism” as he identified it—namely, conservatism’s defense of hierarchy in social relations. Buchanan’s anti-hierarchy stance owes something to the rural populist background of his early years. That stance also explains something about his professional and individual personality: his contentment to remain at non-elitist institutions; his preparedness to challenge establishment thinking on the nature and role of government; his antagonism to inherited wealth and the privileges of dynasty; and his life-long affection for elements of the simple rural life. The aim of this short piece is to highlight these various connections between Buchanan’s political commitments and the content and conduct of his work. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

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  • Geoffrey Brennan, 2015. "Buchanan’s anti-conservatism," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 163(1), pages 7-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:163:y:2015:i:1:p:7-13
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-014-0223-x
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    1. Brennan, Geoffrey & Hamlin, Alan, 2004. "Analytic Conservatism," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 34(4), pages 675-691, October.
    2. Brennan, Geoffrey, 2000. "Onwards and Upwards: James Buchanan At 80," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 104(1-2), pages 1-18, July.
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    1. Michael C. Munger, 2018. "30 years after the nobel: James Buchanan’s political philosophy," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 31(2), pages 151-167, June.

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