Isbn: 9780393046700 - the cost of rights: why liberty depends on taxes (14 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. All legally enforceable rights cost money. A practical, commonsense notion? Yes, but one ignored by almost everyone, from libertarian ideologues to Supreme Court justices to human rights advocates. The simple insight that rights are expensive reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it - and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Laying bare the folly of some of our most cherished myths about rights, this groundbreaking tract will permanently change the terms of our most critical and contentious political debates.…

Condición: Good. 1st ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condición: Very Good. 1st ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condición: Good. 1st ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condición: Good. Good condition. Like New dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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Hardback. Condición: Very Good. All legally enforceable rights cost money. A practical, commonsense notion? Yes, but one ignored by almost everyone, from libertarian ideologues to Supreme Court justices to human rights advocates. The simple insight that rights are expensive reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it - and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Laying bare the folly of some of our most cherished myths about rights, this groundbreaking tract will permanently change the terms of our most critical and contentious political debates.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. HAS DUST COVER*MAY HAVE SLIGHT SHELF WEAR*VERY GOOD USED CONDITION-MAY HAVE SLIGHT CLASSROOM WEAR.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. Name on endpaper.

Condición: Gut. 2. Aufl. 255 Gutes Exemplar, Text sauber, keine Eintragungen. Good copy, clean text, no inscriptions. --- CONTENTS: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- -- INTRODUCTION: -- -- COMMON SENSE ABOUT RIGHTS -- -- 13 -- -- PART I: -- -- WHY A PENNILESS STATE CANNOT PROTECT RIGHTS -- -- Chapter One: All Rights Are Positive -- -- 35 -- -- Chapter Two: The Necessity of Government Performance -- -- 49 -- -- Chapter Three: No Property without Taxation -- -- 59 -- -- Chapter Four: Watchdogs Must Be Paid -- -- 77 -- -- PART II: -- -- WHY RIGHTS CANNOT BE ABSOLUTES -- -- Chapter Five: How Scarcity Affects Liberty -- -- 87 -- -- Chapter Six: How Rights Differ from Interests -- -- 99 -- -- Chapter Seven: Enforcing Rights Means -- -- Distributing Resources -- -- 113 -- -- Chapter Eight: Why Tradeoffs Are Inescapable -- -- 118 -- -- PART III: -- -- WHY RIGHTS ENTAIL RESPONSIBILITIES -- -- Chapter Nine: Have Rights Gone Too Far? -- -- 135 -- -- Chapter Ten: The Unselfishness of Rights -- -- Chapter Eleven: Rights as a Response to Moral Breakdown -- -- 162 -- -- PART IV: UNDERSTANDING RIGHTS AS BARGAINS -- -- Chapter Twelve: How Religious Liberty Promotes Stability -- -- 175 -- -- Chapter Thirteen: Rightsholders as Stakeholders -- -- 189 -- -- Chapter Fourteen: Welfare Rights and the Politics of Inclusion -- -- 204 -- -- CONCLUSION: THE PUBLIC CHARACTER OF PRIVATE FREEDOMS -- -- 220 -- -- APPENDIX: SOME NUMBERS ON RIGHTS AND THEIR COSTS -- -- 233 -- -- NOTES -- -- 237 -- -- INDEX. ISBN 9780393046700 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

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Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition.

hardcover. Condición: Sehr gut. 255 Seiten; 9780393046700.2 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Condición: Good.