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The essays in this volume are timelyand provocative. They address
the key issues of the changing world economy and consider the
implications ofthe erosion ofthe rule oflaw that has occurred both
domestically and internationally to an increasing degree over the
past halfcentury. The debates over the role of the dollar in the
international econ- omy, the future shape ofthe international
monetary system and the exchange rate regime, the significance
ofthe U. S. twin deficits, and the rise of nontariffbarriers to
world trade deserve serious attention. Atthe bottom ofthese debates
lie differing conceptions ofeconomic policy and the role of
government in a free society. Adam Smith's vision ofa limited
democracy operating to protect persons and prop- erty has been
increasinglyreplaced by a vision ofapaternalistic state that is
designed to protect special interests at the expense of the larger
society. Many of the contributors to this volume point to the lack
oflong-run rules designed to promote sound money, fiscal integ-
rity, and open markets asthe fundamental flawofmodern democratic
governments. Although the authors disagree on the specific rules to
adopt, the consensus is that a constitutional perspective is needed
to ensure astable worldorder. Moreover,since such aperspective must
bedeveloped at home before it can spread among nations,the search
for optimal international policy coordination is generally seen as
misguided. Many ofthe essays in this volume were initially
presented at the Cato Institute's Sixth Annual Monetary Conference
held in Wash- ington, D. C. , February 25-26, 1988.
Peter Bauer was an unlikely revolutionary, yet he inspired a
revolution in development economics. In an environment dominated by
a poverty of clear economic thought, Bauer built his theories of
economic prosperity. He fought to free the poor from the tyranny of
poverty. With the recent spread of anti-market, anti-trade, and
anti-migration movements in many parts of the world, it is
important that we take a fresh look at the way Bauer exposed the
fallacies behind these protest movements. He showed them to be
anti-poor and anti-people, and to be exacerbating global poverty.
This volume is an attempt towards helping in introducing the ideas
of Peter Bauer to a new generation of readers.
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