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James M. Buchanan, an Uncommon card
James McGill Buchanan Jr. was an American economist known for his work on public choice theory originally outlined in his most famous work, The Calculus of Consent, co-authored with Gordon Tullock in 1962.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 172
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 45,000
Power 172 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
James M. Buchanan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James M. Buchanan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He continued to develop the ______, eventually receiving the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.
Answer
theory. He continued to develop the theory, eventually receiving the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986. From the James M. Buchanan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
James McGill Buchanan Jr. was an American economist known for his work on public choice theory originally outlined in his most famous work, The Calculus of Consent, co-authored with Gordon Tullock in ____.
Answer
1960s. James McGill Buchanan Jr. was an American economist known for his work on public choice theory originally outlined in his most famous work, The Calculus of Consent, co-authored with Gordon Tullock in 1962. From the James M. Buchanan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Human nutrition. Human nutrition 95 · James M. Buchanan 86 · Digital humanities 81 · Metrology 78 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He continued to develop the theory, eventually receiving the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.
- Buchanan's work initiated research on how politicians' and bureaucrats' self-interest, utility maximization, and other non-wealth-maximizing considerations affect their decision-making.
- He was a member of the Board of Advisors of The Independent Institute as well as of the Institute of Economic Affairs, a member of the Mont Pelerin Society and MPS president from 1984 to 1986, a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute, and professor at George Mason University.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James M. Buchanan article was read about 45,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, James M. Buchanan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Atlas Network Official website, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
