I feel its weight in my hands. Its interesting texture. The unique scent. That feeling of flipping each page with pride and joy — each page that is equally thought-provoking, and each crystalizing memories of all of those precious moments that we have shared collectively, as we carefully pondered over each detail, discussed our thoughts with each other, and made decisions that would define our ever-evolving identity and shape our future…

The release party was wonderful. As we handed ou...

回忆诺奖得主布坎南教授

黄有光

南洋理工大学经济系Winsemius教授

[发表于1月15日上海东方早报与新加坡联合早报】

经济学诺奖得主詹姆斯·布坎南(James M. Buchanan)教授不幸于本月9日在美国Blackburg去世，享年93岁。

于1986年获诺奖的布坎南，出生于美国1919年10月2日。父亲是农场主与教师，祖父于1891 to 1893是田纳西（Tennessee）州的州长。

布坎南的主要贡献是分析公共决策或政府行为，强调政客与公务员都是把自己的效用极大化的个人，他们的决策，未必符合整个社会的利益，因而须要用宪法等方法来制约之。主张小政府，...