Enterprise of Law Justice Without the State

Name: Enterprise of Law Justice Without the State
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ISBN: 9781598130447

ISBN-10: 1598130447

ISBN-13: 9781598130447

Edition: 2011

Authors: Bruce L. Benson

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In the minds of many, the provision of justice and security has long been linked to the state. To ask whether non-state institutions could deliver those services on their own, without the aid of coercive taxation and a monopoly franchise, runs the risk of being branded as naive anarchism or dangerous radicalism. Defenders of the state’s monopoly on lawmaking and law enforcement typically assume that any alternative arrangement would favor the rich at the expense of the poor—or would lead to the collapse of social order and ignite a war. Questioning how well these beliefs hold up to scrutiny, this book offers a powerful rebuttal of the received view of the relationship between law and…

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List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Independent Institute, The
Publication date: 7/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface: The Enterprise of Law after Twenty Years


Acknowledgments



Introduction



From Voluntary to Authoritarian Law



Customary Legal Systems with Voluntary Enforcement



The Rise of Authoritarian Law



A Public Choice Approach to Authoritarian Law



Law and Justice as a Political Market



The Demand Side of the Political Market



The Supply Side of the Political Market



Corruption of Law Enforcement Officials



Reemergence of Private Alternatives



Contracting Out for Law and Justice



Current Trends in Privatization



Benefits of Privatizaton


Appendix to Chapter 10



Rationalizing Authoritarian Law



Market Failure in Law and Justice



The Legal Monopoly on Coercion


Appendix to Chapter 12



From Authoritarian to Private Law



Political Barriers to Privatization



Envisioning a Private System


Index


About the Author