Public choice economists began studying anarchy in the 1970s. Since then, the amount of
research on anarchy has burgeoned. This article surveys the important public choice …

Political Obligations provides a full defense of a theory of political obligation based on the
principle of fairness (or fair play), which is widely viewed as the strongest theory of obligation …

Аннотация Предлагается различать два типа сотрудничества: позитивное (не
направленное против третьих лиц) и негативное. Рассматривается гипотеза о том, что …

It is often argued that government rule enforcement is necessary for the development of a
stock market (Glaeser, Johnson, & Shleifer, 2001). Work by Boot, Stuart, and Thakor (1993) …

In the early stock market in London there were substantial risks of non-payment and
fraud.(Mortimer, 1801) According to Hobbesian theory, we would expect stock markets to …

It is proposed to distinguish between two types of collaboration: a positive (not directed
against third parties) and a negative one. I consider the hypothesis that in the process of …

Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, has clearly stressed the mutual
benefits of voluntary trade. By specializing in production and offering the goods and services …

Hobbes's state of nature serves as the analytical starting point for much of what economists
have written on anarchy and the formation of government. Unfortunately little historical …

Caplan and Stringham (2002) attempt to rebut the “paradox of cooperation (Cowen and
Sutter 1999) as it applies to libertarian anarchy. The paradox in the context of anarchy …

Market anarchists reject the concept of monopoly government, insisting that every legal
institution must be subject to correction from without. Now the market anarchist objection to …