| Principles for a Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty with the Common Good Revised Edition Contributor(s): Epstein, Richard a. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738208299 ISBN-13: 9780738208299 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2002 Annotation: The country's leading libertarian scholar sets forth the essential principles for a legal system that best balances individual liberty versus the common good. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - National |
| Dewey: 340.1 |
| Lexile Measure: 1620 |
| Series: Reconciling Individual Liberty with the Common Good |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 364 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As government budgets come under political fire and free-market ideals spread, the legal and social principles of libertarian thought continue to grow in popularity and relevance. It is particularly timely, then, that Richard Epstein, one of our country's most distinguished legal scholars, here sets out an authoritative set of principles that explains both the uses and the limits of government power. Blending his deep knowledge of classical political theory and legal history with modern economic thought, he considers a wealth of timely topics: the use of norms and customs in setting legal rules; the appropriate spheres for both private and common property for such diverse resources as water and telecommunications; the dark side of altruism in driving collective behavior; and the relative merits of public and private assistance to the poor. Drawing on the work of multiple disciplines, Principles for a Free Society offers a thoroughly realized blueprint to guide us through political conflict in the troubled times ahead. |