Anthony de Jasay Additional Author mixed material bibliography Institute of Economic Affairs 1991 monographic id Indonesia

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Choice, Contract, Consent, in restating liberalism, finds its rock-bottom foundations in six first principles that are either self-evident, or readily acceptable to bona fide reason. These simple, relatively undemanding principles dictate the outline of a stable political doctrine. The doctrine is strict, in that it confines the state to mandatory tasks, instead of allowing it discretionary latitude within rules. This is a loose constraint because collective choice can choose its own rules. Political doctrine informs practical politics. In politics, collective choice replace and often overrides individual choice. For this to be legitimate, it does not suffice to respect procedures, such as those demanded by democracy. Collective choice to be morally justified, needs substantive legitimacy too. Choice, Contract, Consent develops the conditions that substantive legitimacy must meet and delineates the restricted class of cases where a liberal government may pre empt the voluntary choices of its citizens. 148 Jas c0255362463 Perpustakaan STTB Bandung Theological Seminary 148 Jas c-1 E06001360 Non Fiction 148 Jas c 819lPbP6RgL._SY466_.jpg 42222 2014-12-04 09:53:37 2024-09-03 17:19:43 machine generated