Democracy, Freedom and Coercion - A Law and Economics Approach (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

The essence of democratic power lies in the capacity to protect individual freedom while organizing the necessary coercion associated with any form of government. Yet, as the authors of this book maintain, developing coercion in order to protect freedom, and containing coercion in order to further protect freedom, is an arduous task, and one that faces any democratic Leviathan. The aim of this book is to explore this paradox and to analyse the intricate balance of freedom and coercion in developing states. In so doing it considers the legal and institutional conditions under which coercion and violence are admitted and/or permitted, and how these conditions should be organized in order to preserve and develop freedom as far as possible. Democracy, Freedom and Coercion comprehensively covers both private and public law, both applied and theoretical issues, and will therefore be of great interest to students studying law and economics. It will also serve as a reference tool to those academics in the field of legal competition, especially from the perspective of European issues.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Horizons in Law and Economics series
Release date:	July 2007
Editors:	Alain Marciano • Jean-Michel Josselin
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-84720-126-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
LSN:	1-84720-126-1
Barcode:	9781847201263

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