Format:
Online-Ressource (xix, 208 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0817945539
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081794558X
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9780817945534
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9780817945589
Series Statement:
Hoover Institution Press publication no. 531
Content:
"Those who declare the era of big government over, says Clint Bolick, are dead wrong. In Leviathan, Bolick shows that, although the national government has downsized somewhat since the Reagan era, local government has grown exponentially. This ever-expanding beast, he explains, saps our nations's productive vitality and threatens us with "grassroots tyranny
Content:
"Drawing from his experience as an attorney with the Institute of Justice, Bolick uses illuminating cases from the litigation trenches to show how powerful local government has infringed on freedom of speech, freedom of commerce and enterprise, private property rights, and even the simple right to be left alone. He explains how locally controlled government school systems reflect the values of powerful interest groups and why - despite spending millions of taxpayers' dollars - they are unable to provide the basics of education." "Bolick ultimately reveals that, although the rules are often rigged in favor of local governments and against ordinary citizens, we can take action to rein in these out-of-control bureaucracies."--BOOK JACKET
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-194) and index
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LeviathanFederalism -- The curious evolution of federalism -- Freedom of commerce and enterprise -- Private property rights -- Freedom of speech -- The right to be left alone -- Racial discrimination -- The government school system -- Fighting big government at the local level.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0817945520
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780817945527
Additional Edition:
Print version Leviathan
Language:
English
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