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'''The Machinery of Freedom''' is a book of essays by ] economist ] (ISBN 0812690699 '''The Machinery of Freedom''' (ISBN 0812690699) is a book of essays by ] economist ] .
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It describes the ] of just about everything, It describes the ] of just about everything, exploring the consequences of ] thought, and
offering his personal statement about why he chose to be a libertarian.
exploring the consequences of ] 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.
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:'' ] ''See also:'' ]

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The Machinery of Freedom (ISBN 0812690699) is a book of essays by libertarian economist David Friedman .

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