Quote by James M. Buchanan on Mobility and Stability in America

„America is perhaps excessively mobile in the sense that there is sometimes not enough stability in communities. Dynamism in the economy is not necessarily the "be all and end all".“

James M. BuchananQuote by James M. Buchanan on the challenges of mobility and community stability in America.
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James M. Buchanan was an American economist and Nobel laureate, known for his work on public choice theory.

Economist James M. Buchanan reflects on issues of mobility and stability in American communities.


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James M. Buchanan (1919–2013) was an American economist best known for developing public choice theory, analyzing political behavior using economic principles. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.

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