Ordered Anarchy focuses on three fundamental questions of libertarian thinking. Which are the basic libertarian principles and how do rights and liberties relate to each other? Is order possible and durable in an anarchic or quasi-anarchic society, and if so, under which preconditions? How and to what extent are the pillars of politics, such as the constitution, institutions and government, detrimental or beneficial to an enduring free society?
While Narveson, Palmer and Bouillon focus on the first of these questions, the late Radnitzky and van Dun address the second. Benson, Holcombe and Kliemt provide answers to question number three, while Buchanan and Little highlight the role of Anthony de Jasay in this debate and the inspiration that his thinking has given to the authors of this volume.
Hardy Bouillon is Head of Academic Affairs at the Centre for the New Europe, Belgium. Hartmut Kliemt is Professor of Philosophy and Economics at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt, Germany.
James Buchanan, Hardy Bouillon, Jan Narveson, Tom G. Palmer, Frank van Dun, Gerard Radnitzky, Bruce L. Benson, Randall G. Holcombe, Hartmut Kliemt, I.M.D. Little.