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Erschienen in: Public Choice 3-4/2012

01.09.2012

The Calculus of Consent at fifty: the development of public choice in Japan

verfasst von: Akira Yokoyama

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The 50th anniversary of the publication of The Calculus of Consent (Buchanan and Tullock 1962) provides an opportunity to reflect on the development of public choice theory in Japan. Large budget deficits and the accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station serve as a reminder that the phenomenon of government failure, which the public choice literature has emphasized, is relevant for Japan. Can Japanese public choice scholars contribute to achieving constitutional changes that address such government failures through reform of the political decision-making process? In this essay, I sketch the development of public choice in Japan from the publication of The Calculus of Consent, and consider the prospect of public choice scholars contributing to constitutional changes in Japan. …

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Website of Keio University (http://​www.​keio.​ac.​jp/​en/​about_​keio/​fukuzawa.​html); accessed January 16, 2012.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
The Calculus of Consent at fifty: the development of public choice in Japan
verfasst von
Akira Yokoyama
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2012
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Public Choice / Ausgabe 3-4/2012
Print ISSN: 0048-5829
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7101
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-012-9979-z

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