The voluntary city : choice, community, and civil society / edited by David T. Beito, Peter Gordon, and Alexander Tabarrok ; foreword by Paul Johnson.
| Other author | Beito, David T., 1956- |
| Other author | Gordon, Peter, 1943- |
| Other author | Tabarrok, Alexander. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press ; [Oakland, Calif.] : Independent Institute, ©2002. |
| Description | xiii, 462 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Economics, cognition, and society Economics, cognition, and society. ^A316509 |
| Contents | Toward a rebirth of civil society / David T. Beito, Peter Gordon, and Alexander Tabarrok -- Building the voluntary city. Laissez-faire urban planning / Stephen Davies. The private places of St. Louis : urban infrastructure through private planning / David T. Beito. The voluntary provision of public goods? : the turnpike companies of early America / Daniel Klein. Entrepreneurial city planning : Chicago's central manufacturing district / Robert C. Arne -- Law and social services in the voluntary city. Justice without government : the merchant courts of medieval Europe and their modern counterparts / Bruce L. Benson. The private provision of police during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries / Stephen Davies. "This enormous army" : the mutual-aid tradition of American fraternal societies before the twentieth century / David T. Beito. Medical care through mutual aid : the friendly societies of Great Britain / David G. Green. Education in the voluntary city / James Tooley -- The voluntary city and community. Proprietary communities and community associations / Fred E. Foldvary. Contractual governments in theory and practice / Donald J. Boudreaux and Randall G. Holcombe. Privatizing the neighborhood : a proposal to replace zoning with private collective property rights to existing neighborhoods / Robert H. Nelson. The case for land lease versus subdivision : homeowners' associations reconsidered / Spencer Heath MacCallum -- Epilogue. Market challenges and government failure : lessons from the voluntary city / Alexander Tabarrok. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2001006444 |
| ISBN | 0472112406 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0472088378 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JS78 .V6 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |