Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights
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DOI: 10.1002/soej.12780
Abstract: James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of… read more here.
Keywords: buchanan social; coordination failures; contract; social contract ... See more keywords