Thinking about order without thought: the lifetime contributions of Gordon Tullock
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- 作者：Michael Munger
- 关键词：Tullock ; Spontaneous order ; Bioeconomics
- 刊名：Public Choice
- 出版时间：April, 2008
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：57_00485829
- 类别：law
- 卷：135
- 期：1-2
- 页码：79-88
- 数据来源：sp
摘要
Philosophers tend to think of them as “conventions.” Economists and some biologists conceive of them as “spontaneous orders,” a concept discussed at some length in other papers in this issue. Perhaps the most general conception is “systems” theory, with roots in many disciplines. Many scholars in the sciences have tried to advance their research agendas by bringing systems theory to the study of human civilization. Gordon Tullock, a scholar who in the future will be recognized as someone well ahead of his own time, traveled the reverse path, in many cases being the first to suggest that the path even exists.