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| '''The Machinery of Freedom''' is a book of essays by ] economist ] (ISBN 0812690699 | |||
| ISBN 0812690699 | |||
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| ⚫ | It describes the ] of just about everything, | ||
| ]'s fascinating collection of essays | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| exploring the consequences of ] thought, and | exploring the consequences of ] thought, and | ||
| offering his personal statement about why he chose to be a | offering his personal statement about why he chose to be a | ||
| libertarian. | libertarian. | ||
| ⚫ | Some of the topics in the book include the | ||
| Friedman is a professor of ] at Santa Clara | |||
| University. Earlier in his career he was a professor of | |||
| ], and most of his arguments in favor of libertarian | |||
| approaches rest on their economic consequences. Friedman is | |||
| a master of economic reasoning and these arguments are quite | |||
| compelling. | |||
| ⚫ | Some of the |
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| privatization of law (both legislation and enforcement) and | privatization of law (both legislation and enforcement) and | ||
| the knotty problem of providing for public goods (such as | the knotty problem of providing for public goods (such as | ||
| national defense) in a purely libertarian society. | national defense) in a purely libertarian society. | ||
| ''See also:'' ] | ''See also:'' ] | ||
Revision as of 21:05, 18 December 2003
The Machinery of Freedom is a book of essays by libertarian economist David Friedman (ISBN 0812690699
).
It describes the privatization of just about everything, exploring the consequences of libertarian thought, and offering his personal statement about why he chose to be a libertarian.
Some of the topics in the book include the privatization of law (both legislation and enforcement) and the knotty problem of providing for public goods (such as national defense) in a purely libertarian society.
See also: anarcho-capitalism