02684nam 2200577Ia 450 991082613820332120200520144314.00-8179-4553-9(CKB)2670000000276554(EBL)1370744(SSID)ssj0000798857(PQKBManifestationID)11436996(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000798857(PQKBWorkID)10755035(PQKB)10700008(MiAaPQ)EBC3301862(Au-PeEL)EBL3301862(CaPaEBR)ebr10622915(CaONFJC)MIL551721(OCoLC)839305096(EXLCZ)99267000000027655420040223d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLeviathan the growth of local government and the erosion of liberty /Clint Bolick1st ed.Stanford, Calif. Hoover Institution Press, Stanford Universityc20041 online resource (228 pages) illustrationsHoover Institution Press publication ;no. 531Description based upon print version of record.0-8179-4552-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: The Nature of the Beast; 1. Leviathan; 2. Federalism: The Grand Design; 3. The Curious Evolution of Federalism; Part Two: The Erosion of Liberty; 4. Freedom of Commerce and Enterprise; 5. Private-Property Rights; 6. Freedom of Speech; 7. The Right to Be Left Alone; 8. Racial Discrimination; 9. The Government School System; Part Three: Taming the Beast; 10. Fighting Big Government at the Local Level; Notes; About the Author; IndexIn Leviathan, renowned public interest attorney Bolick describes how the unchecked growth of local governments is eroding our nation's productive vitality and threatening us with ""grassroots tyranny""?and ultimately reveals that, although the rules are often rigged in favor of local governments and against ordinary citizens, we can take action to rein in these bureaucracies.Hoover Institution Press publication ;531.Local governmentUnited StatesCivil rightsUnited StatesLocal governmentCivil rights320.8/0973Bolick Clint1668320MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826138203321Leviathan4028856UNINA