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DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM AND COERCION
A LAW AND ECONOMICS APPROACH |
| By: |
Alain Marciano (Editor), Jean-Michel Josselin (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£83.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847207103 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847207104 |
| Publisher: |
EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD |
| Pub. date: |
31 December, 2007 |
| Series: |
New Horizons in Law and Economics Series |
| Pages: |
296 |
| Synopsis: |
'Democracy, Freedom and Coercion is a welcome addition to the public choice literature. It steps outside of the often used contractarian perspective and recognizes that all governments are ultimately based on coercion...the volume's chapters make important contributions that should be of interest to public choice scholars engaged in this research program.' - Benjamin Powell, Public Choice. 'The big picture here is the tension between coercion and freedom within democracy. Each essay offers a view of this big picture through a different lens: empirical, theoretical, comparative, etc.; and also offers a different focus: on the conceptualisation and measurement of power, the legitimacy of economic democracy, the identification of the developing pattern of democracy, the impact of political violence etc. But the essays combine well so that together they illuminate the big picture from a variety of perspectives. Thought provoking and challenging - an excellent read for anyone interested in the more detailed analysis of the issues that make up the big picture.' - Alan Hamlin, University of Manchester, UK.'So much of the academic analysis of democracy focuses on agreement and ignores the fact that all government action ultimately is backed by coercion. This volume offers a thoughtful examination of the inherent tensions between liberty and coercion that are an inevitable part of democratic government.' - Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University, US. 'States need to be strong in order to enforce private property rights; yet, this very strength can cause problems as representatives of the state can misuse it for their individual goals. This "dilemma of the strong state" has been occupying political philosophers for centuries. In this volume, to which economists but also political scientists have contributed, a number of new and unexpected variations on the topic are explored. This makes the volume an exciting read.' - Stefan Voigt, University of Marburg, Germany. 'The contribution covers the niche between law and economics and the political theory of the state and its constitution. Now we can integrate traditional political theory into our doctoral seminars in law and economics a long overdue step ahead.' - Jurgen G. Backhaus, Erfurt University, Germany.The essence of democratic power lies in the capacity to protect individual freedom while organizing the necessary coercion associated with any form of government. Yet, as the authors of this book maintain, developing coercion in order to protect freedom, and containing coercion in order to further protect freedom, is an arduous task, and one that faces any democratic Leviathan. The aim of this book is to explore this paradox and to analyse the intricate balance of freedom and coercion in developing states. In so doing it considers the legal and institutional conditions under which coercion and violence are admitted and/or permitted, and how these conditions should be organized in order to preserve and develop freedom as far as possible. Democracy, Freedom and Coercion comprehensively covers both private and public law, both applied and theoretical issues, and will therefore be of great interest to students studying law and economics. It will also serve as a reference tool to those academics in the field of legal competition, especially from the perspective of European issues. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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