The Post-Welfare State and Liberty
ABSTRACT
This three-session conference served as a roundtable discussion to explore questions about the sustainability of the welfare state, what the post-welfare state might look like, and what challenges and dangers a transition out of the welfare state may hold for liberty.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
George Yarrow. Re-Privatising Welfare after the Lost Century. Edited by Arthur Seldon. London: Institute of Economic Affairs, Readings 45, 1996.
Alesina, Alberto, Dorian Carloni and Giampaolo Lecce. “The Electoral Consequences of Large Fiscal Adjustments.” Unpublished paper, (available online), October 2010.
Balcerowicz, Leszek. “Toward a Limited State.” Cato Journal 24, no. 3 (Fall 2004): 185-204.
Becker, Gary and Kevin M. Murphy. “The Family and the State.” Journal of Law and Economics 31, no. 1 (April 1988): 1-18.
Block, Walter, David Lorch, Bobby Midkiff, and Keith Reed. “Let's End, Not Mend, Social Security.” Journal of the Institute of Economic Affairs 22, no. 1 (March 2002): 17-23.
Buchanan, James and Gordon Tullock. The Collected Works of James M. Buchanan, Volume 3: The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 1999.
Hayek, F. A. The Constitution of Liberty. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978.
Marsland, David. “Renewing British Welfare.” Journal of the Institute of Economic Affairs 22, no. 1 (March 2002): 5-11.
McGee, Robert W. “Ending Welfare a We Know it: A Modest Proposal.” Journal of the Institute of Economic Affairs 22, no. 1 (March 2002): 12-16.
O'Keeffe, Dennis and Mary O'Keeffe. “Editorial: Free Market, Welfare State and the Reform of Services.” Journal of the Institute of Economic Affairs 22, no. 1 (March 2002): 1-5.
Riley, Jason L. “The State Against Blacks: Weekend Interview with Walter Williams.” Wall Street Journal (January 2011): 1-4.
Roepke, Wilhelm. Welfare, Freedom and Inflation. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1964.
Samples, John. The Struggle to Limit Government: A Modern Political History. Washington, D.C.: Cato Institute, 2010.
Seldon, Arthur. The Collected Works of Arthur Seldon, Volume IV: Introducing Market Forces into "Public" Services. Edited by Colin Robinson. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2005.
Seldon, Arthur. The Collected Works of Arthur Seldon, Volume VI: The Welfare State, Pensions, Health, and Education. Edited by Colin Robinson. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, Inc., 2005.