Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society

by Robert Higgs

Book Overview

An unflinching critical analysis of government is contained in this follow-up of Higgs's bestseller Crisis and Leviathan, which distills complex economic and political issues for the layperson. Combining an economist's analytical scrutiny with an historian's respect for empirical evidence, the book attacks the data on which governments base their economic management and their responses to an ongoing stream of crises. Among the topics discussed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094599995X
• ISBN13: 9780945999959
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Independent Institute
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"