Democracy in America and the Possibilities for Law without the State

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07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Brian Smith

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Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America raises a particularly provocative series of issues which challenge some of the basic assumptions of law and economics scholarship on dispute settlement.

Volume 21, Number 2 (2007)

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Smith, Brian. “Democracy in America and the Possibilities for Law without the State.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 21, No. 2 (2007): 21–44.

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Democracy in America and the Possibilities for Law without the State

07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Brian Smith

Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America raises a particularly provocative series of issues which challenge some of the basic assumptions of law and economics scholarship on dispute settlement...

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