Guns for Protection, and Other Private Sector Responses to the Government’s Failure to Control Crime
Several years ago, in an episode of “All in the Family ,” Archie Bunker proposed a possible solution to the airline highjacking problem
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Retribution and Restitution: A Synthesis
In recent years a new and powerful critique of our current criminal justice system has been advanced by advocates of a totally new approach to crim
Intellectual Standards of Adam Smith’s Day
In reviewing the contributions of Adam Smith to the growth of economics Hans Brems writes that “[m]uch of what Smith had to say had been said
William Wollaston on Property Rights
In the pages of an obscure book first published in 1722, there lurks one of the finest essays on property rights ever penned.
Land-Use Planning: Implications of the Economic Calculation Debate
The recent widely cited National Agricultural Lands Study (NALS) adds to the growing number of individuals and organizations holding the view that
A Note on Corruption by Public Officials: The Black Market for Property Rights
Illegal activities in the private sector arise because the market mechanism is not allowed to perform its allocative functions.
The Proprietary Theory of Justice in the Libertarian Tradition
The central ideas of contemporary libertarianism have taken many centuries to evolve.
Markets, True and False: The Case of Yugoslavia
This paper will discuss the emergence and shortcomings of Yugoslav market socialism.
Libertarians and Indians: Proprietary Justice and Aboriginal Land Rights
This paper by Carl Watner discusses the property rights of Native Americans.
Volume 7, Number 1 (1983)
Enforcement of Private Property Rights in Primitive Societies: Law without Government
If law exists only where there are state-backed courts and codes, then every primitive society was lawless.
