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By Pete Boettke
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Riots in France: Policy Responses Will Determine France’s Future
By Pete Boettke
The Economist this week has two very good articles (here and here) on the riots in France. As I emphasized myself earlier this month (here), The Economist sees the source…
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As Subtle as it is Profound
By Pete Boettke
In my Constitutional Economics class tonight we are discussing Vincent Ostrom's The Meaning of Democracy and the Vulnerability of Democracy: A Response to Tocqueville's Challenge (U of Michigan Press, 1997).…
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Subjectivism and Law and Economics
By Pete Boettke
James Buchanan has just published a paper that everyone should read -- "Cost, Choice and Catallaxy: An Evaluation of Two Related But Divergent Virginia Traditions," in Charles Rowley and Francesco…
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Making Old Books Available to New Readers
By Pete Boettke
My favorite publisher of books is without doubt Liberty Fund. They make old books available to new readers in an affordable manner without sacrificing the quality of the production. Liberty…
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Market Solutions to Economic Development
By Pete Boettke
Fascinating information can be found at Private Sector Development Blog. Thanks to Elaine Hawley of the Institute for Humane Studies for the pointer.
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When Individuals Organize Their Own Security
By Pete Boettke
The Christian Science Monitor has a good article on people in Paris’s suburbs patrolling the streets and guarding school to defend their property and their communities. The riots of the…
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What Should ‘Austrian’ Economists Do?
By Pete Boettke
In my opinion too much of the literature in modern Austrian economics is devoted to commentary on the works of past thinkers. I myself work in the field of history…
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The Summit of the Americas
By Pete Boettke
A friend of mine whose father lives in Argentina sent me these three pictures from the Summit of the Americas. Two of them were taken by my friend’s father inside…
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Social Change: Does it have to Become Worse Before it Gets Better?
By Pete Boettke
The current riots in the suburbs of some French cities and in Argentina (with the Summit of the Americas) are symptoms of a profound malaise existing in these societies. The…
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Scandinavian Countries: Does History Defy What Logic Dictates?
By Pete Boettke
Last Monday, Prof. Richard Swedberg, one of the most interesting sociologists around, came to George Mason University to give a presentation at the PPE Workshop. Swedberg has a very good…