Langbeschreibung
Government depends on collective decision making. Even in peaceful democracies, some decide for all. The author challenges the morality of this position. It is not different political systems that are at fault as the nature of politics itself
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction Part I Excuses 1 Self-contradictory contractarianism 2 Is limited government possible? 3 Frogs' legs, shared ends, and the rationality of politics 4 Values and the social order 5 The twistable is not testable: reflexions on the political thought of Karl Popper 6 Hayek: some missing pieces 7 The rule of forces, the force of rules Part II Emergent solutions 8 Before resorting to politics 9 Conventions: some thoughts on the economics of ordered anarchy 10 The glass is half-full 11 Liberties, rights, and the standing of groups