Limits of Liberty

Name: Limits of Liberty
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ISBN: 9780865972261

ISBN-10: 0865972265

ISBN-13: 9780865972261

Edition: 2000

Authors: James M. BUCHANAN, Geoffrey Brennan, Hartmut Kleimt, Robert D. Tollison

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"The Limits of Liberty is concerned mainly with two topics. One is an attempt to construct a new contractarian theory of the state, and the other deals with its legitimate limits. The latter is a matter of great practical importance and is of no small significance from the standpoint of political philosophy."-Scott Gordon, Journal of Political EconomyJames Buchanan offers a strikingly innovative approach to a pervasive problem of social philosophy. The problem is one of the classic paradoxes concerning man's freedom in society: in order to protect individual freedom, the state must restrict each person's right to act. Employing the techniques of modern economic analysis, Professor Buchanan…

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List price: $14.50
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/31/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 259
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface



Commencement



The Bases for Freedom in Society



Postconstitutional Contract: The Theory of Public Goods



Constitutional Contract: The Theory of Law



Continuing Contract and the Status Quo



The Paradox of ""Being Governed""



Law As Public Capital



The Punishment Dilemma



The Threat of Leviathan



Beyond Pragmatism: Prospects for Constitutional Revolution


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index