...Markets need rules. Who is the best policeman? Drawing on the work of Gary Becker and George Stigler, as well as conservative and libertarian theories of privatization from the “Chicago School” and “Austrian School” of economics, this chapter argues that the private attorney general is better than...

...This chapter canvasses the major arguments made by conservatives, libertarians, and business interests against private enforcement of the law. Some opposition is due not so much to who the enforcer is, but to the underlying laws being enforced. But some opposition comes from skepticism about profit...

.... This chapter also explains why several conservative and libertarian arguments against the private attorney general unique to class action lawsuits fail. More serious arguments are treated in later chapters. adequacy of representation of class members representative plaintiff Bank of America contingency fees...

...Contrary to common misperceptions, conservatives and libertarians believe that markets need some rules. Drawing on the work of Milton Friedman, Friedrich Hayek, Richard Epstein, and others from the “Chicago School” and “Austrian School” of economics, this chapter shows that most conservatives...

... but also amplifies it. The political gap between egalitarian and libertarian is wider even than the political gap between those who would gain from redistribution and those who would pay for it. First Amendment free speech threat to freedom assessments of Moore Roy judge Clinton William Jefferson...

...As Milton Friedman reminded listeners long ago, there is sometimes a divergence between the interests of U.S. Chamber of Commerce and conservative and libertarian principles. This chapter defines conservative and libertarian principles as those associated with the “Chicago School” and “Austrian...

..., and game theory. Hume’s important reflections on distributive justice and the means by which to reconcile economic growth with political stability, still resonate with proponents of both liberal economics, Amartya Sen and Paul Krugman for example, and libertarian economics, notably James Buchanan...

... orientations: leftists, liberals, libertarians, conservatives, and moderates and how these orientations do (or do not) map onto identification with Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian party affiliation. They explore how students stake out their positions along the political spectrum, trace the origins...

...This book argues that political conservatives and libertarians should embrace class action lawsuits as the best way to police the marketplace. Contrary to common misperceptions, conservatives and libertarians believe that markets need some rules to form and work well. This raises the question...