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Toward liberty : the idea that is changing the world : 25 years of public policy from the Cato Institute / edited by David Boaz.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liberty.
- Free enterprise.
- Policy sciences.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 460 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, [2002]
- Summary:
- Left and right alike rail against the "neoliberalism" that is sweeping the world, as more and more countries opt for free trade and free markets. In this collection, scholars and political leaders make the case for freedom, free enterprise, and the rule of law. Topics include the fall of communism and apartheid, globalization, school choice and Social Security privatization, technology and the new economy, and personal freedom. Published as part of the Cato Institute's 25th anniversary celebration.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Idea That Is Changing the World / David Boaz 1
- Part I Ideas and Consequences
- Interview with F. A. Hayek 17
- Liberalism in the New Millennium / Mario Vargas Llosa 26
- Disregard of Reality / Peter Bauer 38
- Part II Economic Growth
- The Real Free Lunch: Markets and Private Property / Milton Friedman 55
- The Soft Infrastructure of a Market Economy / William A. Niskanen 63
- The Causes of Economic Growth / Reuven Brenner 69
- Part III The Welfare State
- Deregulating the Poor / Joan Kennedy Taylor 81
- Social Security: Has the Crisis Passed? / Carolyn L. Weaver 95
- The Success of Chile's Privatized Social Security / Jose Pinera 105
- Ending Welfare as We Know It / Michael Tanner 111
- Preschool in the Nanny State / Darcy Olsen 125
- Part IV The Regulatory State
- The High Cost of Government Regulation / Yale Brozen 131
- Enviro-Capitalism vs. Environmental Statism / Terry L. Anderson, Donald L. Leal 139
- Federal Deposit Insurance Source of S&L Crisis / Catherine England 147
- Parasite Economy Latches onto New Host / David Boaz 155
- Part V A World in Transition
- Fear and Loathing in the Soviet Union / Edward H. Crane 161
- The Strikes in Poland: Workers against the Workers' State / Don Lavoie 168
- Let a Billion Flowers Bloom / George Gilder 180
- Prospects for Peaceful Change in South Africa / Helen Suzman 182
- Transition in the East: Democracy and Market / Peter Bauer 192
- The Communist Road to Self-Enslavement / Karl R. Popper 199
- China's Quiet Property Rights Revolution / Douglas Wu 206
- Why Socialism Collapsed in Eastern Europe / Tom G. Palmer 214
- Systemic Change: The Delicate Mixture of Intentions and Spontaneity / Vaclav Klaus 222
- Private Education Emerges in China / Ma Lei 229
- China's Future: Market Socialism or Market Taoism? / James A. Dorn 232
- Part VI Foreign Affairs
- From Republic to Empire: The Constitution and the Evolution of U.S. Foreign Policy / Ted Galen Carpenter 245
- The Case for U.S. Strategic Independence / Ted Galen Carpenter 254
- Does U.S. Intervention Overseas Breed Terrorism? / Ivan Eland 264
- Fool's Errands / Gary Dempsey 274
- Part VII Trade and International Finance
- The Globalization of Finance / Alan Greenspan 289
- Using the Market for Social Development / Milton Friedman 297
- Free Trade from the Bottom Up / Brink Lindsey 308
- The Asian Crisis: Why the IMF Should Not Intervene / Ian Vasquez 320
- Part VIII Law and Liberty
- Economic Affairs as Human Affairs / Antonin Scalia 329
- Judicial Review: Reckoning on Two Kinds of Error / Richard Epstein 337
- The Constitutional Protection of Economic Freedom / Paul Craig Roberts 345
- National Emergency and the Erosion of Private Property Rights / Robert Higgs, Charlotte Twight 353
- The Forgotten Ninth and Tenth Amendments / Roger Pilon 370
- Dissolving the Inkblot: Privacy as Property Right / Sheldon Richman 379
- Clinton's Chilling Constitutional Legacy / Nadine Strossen 388
- The War on Drugs / David Boaz, Timothy Lynch 400
- Part IX Democracy and Culture
- Myths of Individualism / Tom G. Palmer 411
- Rights and Responsibilities / David Boaz 419
- The Right to Do as You Please and Take the Consequences / P. J. O'Rourke 422
- Are Libertarians Anti-Government? / David Boaz 425
- Creating a World of Free Men / Dick Armey 428
- Is Our Culture in Decline? / Tyler Cowen 433
- Affirmative Action Can't Be Mended / Walter Williams 442
- The Future of Liberty / Edward H. Crane 452.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1930865279
- 1930865260
- OCLC:
- 49320532
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