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Law as a Public Good: The Economics of Anarchy

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Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen
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George Mason University
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Various writers in the Western liberal and libertarian tradition have challenged the argument that enforcement of law and protection of property rights are public goods that must be provided by governments. Many of these writers argue explicitly for the provision of law enforcement services through private market relations.

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Economics & Philosophy , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , October 1992 , pp. 249 - 267
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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