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On Classical Liberalism and Libertarianism

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
1986
ISBN
0333325915
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13620928 bytes)
Pages
227\113
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This first systematic analysis of the full range of classical liberal thinking covers the utilitarianism of Hume, Smith and their successors, the Austrian and Chicago schools of political economy, 'contractarian' liberalism and the ethical individualism of Ayn Rand and Robert Nozick. Norman Barry also discusses the hitherto barely understood theory of anarcho-capitalism and throughout his analysis draws attention to the differences in fundamental philosophical outlook that underline superficially similar policy positions.

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