{"product_id":"9781598130447","title":"The Enterprise of Law: Justice Without the State","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBenson, Bruce L.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIndependent Institute\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/1\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefenders of the state’s monopoly on lawmaking and law enforcement typically assume that any alternative arrangement would favor the rich at the expense of the poor—or would lead to the collapse of social order and ignite a war. Questioning how well these beliefs hold up to scrutiny, this book offers a powerful rebuttal of the received view of the relationship between law and government.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe provision of justice and security has long been linked in most people’s minds to the exclusive province of government monopolies. However, in this path-breaking book, Benson shows that a system of market-based institutions, rooted in the legal principle of personal accountability under a rule of law in all aspects of criminal justice, have and can deliver those services on their own, without the aid of taxation and a coercive state monopoly on the establishment and enforcement of law.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Enterprise of Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Benson offers a powerful rebuttal of the received view of the relationship between law and government. The book brilliantly shows that non-state institutions have and do fight crime, resolve disputes, and render justice more effectively than the state because they have stronger incentives to do so.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book offers a host of landmark findings, and here is just a sampling:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul trebuchet ms inherit baseline initial rgb font-optical-sizing:=\"\" font-size-adjust:=\"\" font-kerning:=\"\" font-feature-settings:=\"\" font-variation-settings:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" list-style-position:=\"\" list-style-image:=\"\" color:=\"\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe rapid recent growth of private-sector security and conflict resolution continues the effective legacy of private crime control and the common law.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProtections for individual rights and private property are not the exclusive purview of government-run legal systems.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrivatizing security and dispute-resolution services and contracting out to the private sector, can offer tangible benefits—namely better and more just services at lower costs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Independent Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104360710399,"sku":"9781598130447","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_e8d972bf-d082-43b1-8f3c-8d5482e8f689.jpg?v=1755360424","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781598130447","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}