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Design for liberty : private property, public administration, and the rule of law /

This book advocates a much smaller federal government, arguing that our over-regulated state allows too much discretion on the part of regulators, which results in arbitrary, unfair decisions, rent-seeking, and other abuses. The author bases his classical liberalism on the twin pillars of the rule o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Epstein, Richard Allen, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : from small to large government
  • The traditional conception of the rule of law
  • Reasonableness standards and the rule of law
  • Where natural law and utilitarianism converge
  • Where natural law and utilitarianism diverge
  • Property rights in the grand social scheme
  • The bundle of rights
  • Eminent domain
  • Liberty interests
  • Positive-sum projects
  • Redistribution last
  • The rule of law diminished
  • Retroactivity
  • Modern applications : financial reform and health care
  • Final reflections.