Bruce L. Benson

Articles

Restitution-Based Criminal Justice in Japan

09/20/2019 Mises Wire Bruce L. Benson

What makes restitution work well in Japan is that private individuals and groups are much more responsible for controlling crime.

The Impetus for Recognizing Private Property and Adopting Ethical Behavior in a Market Economy: Natural Law, Government Law, or Evolving Self-Interest

07/20/2005 Review of Austrian Economics Bruce L. Benson

Mises convincingly argues that, given the existence of the long-run objectives instilled by private property rights, cooperation in the form of division of labor and trade emerge naturally; and therefore, under these circumstances, "there is no need to enforce cooperation by special orders or prohibitions."

Restitution in Theory and Practice

04/19/2019 Journal of Libertarian Studies Bruce L. Benson

State-centered ideas around crime focus on imprisonment and punishment. But a restitution-centered model would be much better for victims.

Publications

The Enterprise of Law: Justice without the State

06/01/1990 Bruce L. Benson

Benson argues that public dissatisfaction with legal institutions is as prevalent as public disgust with many public institutions. That’s hardly surprising. They are funded through taxes, run by bureaucracies, are famously inefficient, lack the

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