Public Choice and Public Policy: A Tribute to James Bucbanan

It is with great humility that I participate in the Southern Economic Association (SEA) tribute to the life and work of James M. Buchanan. The SEA occupied a special place in the life of Jim Buchanan, and it feels particularly appropriate that the organization should choose to honor him with this session. Jim never forgot nor failed to appreciate his southern roots in middle Tennessee. Inde…