Liberty and the Challenges of Neutrality
ABSTRACT
This conference explored arguments in favor of and against governmental “neutrality” in the areas of constitutionalism, moral values, economics, and minority communities.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
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Buchanan, James M. “Afraid to be free: Dependency as desideratum.” Public Choice 124 (2005): 19-31.
Buchanan, James M. and Roger D. Congleton. Politics by Principle, Not Interest: Towards Nondiscriminatory Democracy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
de Jasay, Anthony. "On Treating Like Cases Alike." The Independent Review 4, no. 1 (Summer 1999): 107-118. http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_04_1_jasay.pdf (accessed October6, 2009).
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Kukathas, Chandran. The Liberal Archipelago: A Theory of Diversity and Freedom. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Rasmussen, Douglas and Douglas J. Den Uyl. Norms of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis for Non-Perfectionist Politics. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005.
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Shane, Scott. "Why Encouraging More People to Become Entrepreneurs Is Bad Public Policy." Small Business Economics 33, no. 2 (June 2009): 141-149. http://www.springerlink.com/content/j02r20315w27/?p=7b622da28af048d08e3b08aa7e98f840&pi=0 (accessed October 6, 2009).
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