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Benson Bruce L. <1949-> |
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Titolo |
The enterprise of law [[electronic resource] ] : justice without the state / / Bruce L. Benson |
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Oakland, CA, : Independent Institute, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-59813-069-2 |
1-59813-071-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (925 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rule of law - United States |
Law enforcement - United States |
Justice, Administration of - United States |
Privatization - Law and legislation - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface: The Enterprise of Law after Twenty Years; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Part I: From Voluntary to Authoritarian Law; 2. Customary Legal Systems with Voluntary Enforcement; 3. The Rise of Authoritarian Law; Part II: A Public Choice Approach to Authoritarian Law; 4. Law and Justice as a Political Market; 5. The Demand Side of the Political Market; 6. The Supply Side of the Political Market; 7. Corruption of Law Enforcement Officials; Part III: Reemergence of Private Alternatives; 8. Contracting Out for Law and Justice |
9. Current Trends in Privatization10. Benefits of Privatization; Appendix to Chapter 10; Part IV: Rationalizing Authoritarian Law; 11. Market Failure in Law and Justice; 12. The Legal Monopoly on Coercion; Appendix to Chapter 12; Part V: From Authoritarian to Private Law; 13. Political Barriers to Privatization; 14. Envisioning a Private System; Index; About the Author; Praise for The Enterprise of Law; About the Independent Institute; Independent Studies in Political Economy |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the minds of many, the provision of justice and security has long been linked to the state. To ask whether non-state institutions could deliver those services on their own, without the aid of coercive taxation |
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