[Einleitung: Das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Liberalismus und Demokratie] Zwischen den Idealen der Demokratie und des Liberalismus besteht, so scheinen nicht wenige ihrer jeweiligen Advokaten zu vermuten, ein inhärentes Spannungsverhältnis. Auf der liberalen Seite spricht ein Autor wie...

[Einleitung ...] In meinem Beitrag möchte ich die Frage nach den Gründen, die für oder gegen eine stärker subsidiär-polyzentrische und wettbewerbliche Organisation föderaler Systeme sprechen mögen, unter zwei Gesichtspunkten erörtern. Zunächst wird es mir darum gehen, zu klären,...

The university of Freiburg is known as home of the ordo-liberal Freiburg School (Vanberg 1998), a research tradition that was founded in the 1930s by a group of economists and jurists who shared the conviction that a properly functioning market order needs to be framed by appropriate rules, that...

[Conclusion] Hayek has been rightly praised for his most important role in the modern revival of classical liberalism. I want to submit, though, that a truly 'modern' liberalism must fill a void in the classical liberal tradition that Hayek only started to address, namely to complement the...

This extensive book explores in detail a wide range of topics within the public choice and constitutional political economy tradition, providing a comprehensive overview of current work across the field.

This outstanding collection of original essays brings together some of the leading experts in competition economics, policy and law. They examine what lies at the core of the ‘economic approach to competition law’ and deal with its normative and institutional limitations. In recent...

This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society. With contributions from some of the world’s most prestigious scholars of public choice and political science, this comprehensive collection presents a complete overview of the...