Confirmation Bias Unchained: Nancy Maclean on James Buchanan, the History of Public Choice Theory, and Libertarianism

20 Pages Posted: 10 Aug 2017

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Steven Horwitz

Ball State University - Department of Economics

Date Written: July 24, 2017

Abstract

A review essay on Nancy MacLean's Democracy in Chains prepared for Cato Journal.

Keywords: Public Choice, Libertarian, James Buchanan

JEL Classification: B25, B31, D70

Suggested Citation

Horwitz, Steven, Confirmation Bias Unchained: Nancy Maclean on James Buchanan, the History of Public Choice Theory, and Libertarianism (July 24, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3007751 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3007751

Steven Horwitz (Contact Author)

Ball State University - Department of Economics ( email )

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