{"product_id":"federalism-liberty-and-the-law-hardcover-1","title":"Federalism, Liberty, and the Law - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames M. Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs diverse as the papers presented in this volume may seem at first glance, all of them touch on two characteristic themes of James Buchanan's work: the respect for individual sovereignty and the threat of monopoly power on the rights of the individual.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his foreword, Hartmut Kliemt says, \"As opposed to more extreme and more utopian libertarians, [Buchanan] well understands that in our world it takes a state to defend the individual from the state. Buchanan, therefore, is not an anarchist but, rather, what may be called a 'reluctant anarchist' who accepts both that the state is the greatest threat to individual sovereignty and that without some statelike monopoly, individual sovereignty cannot be protected.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe twenty-six essays included in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFederalism, Liberty, and the Law\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e are grouped into these categories: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Analytics of Federalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFederalism and Freedom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLiberty, Man, and the State\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Constitution of Markets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEconomists, Efficiency, and the Law\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLaw, Money, and Crime\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe central issue that unites the pieces in this volume is monopoly power and its control. As a libertarian, Buchanan sees government as the greatest threat--and also the greatest protector--of individual liberties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames M. Buchanan\u003c\/strong\u003e (1919-2013) was an eminent economist who won the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986 and was considered one of the greatest scholars of liberty in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 478\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.6 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47434262020317,"sku":"9780865972476","price":32.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/lZ5otuypr_9780865972476_70e0120e-2ee8-4a5d-b9b6-fb5858c1959f.webp?v=1771373885","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/federalism-liberty-and-the-law-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}