The Virginia School's economics of natural equals makes consent critical for policy. Democracy is understood as government by discussion, not majority rule. The claim of efficiency unsupported by consent, as common in orthodox economics, appeals to social hierarchy. Politics becomes an act of...

Introduction 1. - Part I: Domestic Policy. - Chapter 1: Interaction 21. - Chapter 2: Elections 37. - Chapter 3: Public Health 47. - Chapter 4: Primary Schools 55. - Chapter 5: Employment 67. - Chapter 6: Summary Part I 79. - Part II: Foreign Policy. - Chapter 7: Reciprocity and Assistance 83. -...