Limits of Liberty Between Anarchy and Leviathan

Name: Limits of Liberty Between Anarchy and Leviathan
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ISBN: 9780226078205

ISBN-10: 0226078205

ISBN-13: 9780226078205

Edition: 1977 (Reprint)

Authors: James M. Buchanan

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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 Economy James 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…

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List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 1977
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 2/15/1977
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 217
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.89" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.682
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