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The State

By Anthony De-Jasay

The State Law

The State

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The State is a brilliant analysis of modern political arrangements that views the state as acting in its own interest contrary to the interests of individuals and even of an entire society. As Nobel laureate James Buchanan has observed, Jasay subjects the state to a "solid, foundational analysis, grounded in an understanding of economic theory, informed by political philosophy and a deep sense of history." The results include a "devastating critique of the absurdities of modern welfare economics." Jasay traces the logical and historical progression of the state from a modest-sized protector of life and property through its development into what he believes to be an "agile seducer of democratic majorities, to the welfare-dispensing drudge that it is today." Can, Jasay wonders, this seemingly inexorable expansion of the state be stopped? Or "is the rational next step [for the state] a totalitarian enhancement of its power?"
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
330
Release Date:
1998-03-01
Publication Date:
1998-03-31
Publisher:
Liberty Fund
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0865971714
ISBN13:
9780865971714
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
100
Weight:
548 g
Height:
151 cm
Width:
238 cm
Thickness:
25 cm

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