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Title

Classical liberalism in the age of post-communism / Norman Barry.

Author

Barry, Norman P.

Publication

Cheltenham, UK ; Brookfield, Vt. : Edward Elgar, c1996.

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Description

vii, 83 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

Classical Liberalism in the Age of Post-Communism reconstructs the theory of classical liberalism as a unified doctrine that encompasses political economy, jurisprudence and social philosophy. Norman Barry's essay provides explanations of the market economy, entrepreneurship, property rights theory and constitutionalism from a classical liberal perspective. The main elements of this doctrine are defended by Professor Barry against the criticisms of egalitarians, communitarians and the new reconstructed socialists. Despite some intellectual and practical successes the classical liberal doctrine has failed to capture the imagination of the establishment in the social sciences or the support of the electorate at large. Professor Barry shows how classical liberal public choice theory can counteract the apparent decline of the doctrine and enable us to explore the meanings of liberty, social justice and law in the context of contemporary social theory.

Series Statement

The Shaftesbury papers ; 6

Uniform Title

Shaftesbury papers 6.

Subject

• Liberalism
• Liberalism > History
• Civil society
• Post-communism

Genre/Form

• History
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-54).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

1858982561

LCCN

^^^95040188^

OCLC

33244477

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library