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Why do the worst get on top? An answer from Public Choice

21 January 2013

Why do the worst get on top? An answer from Public Choice

John Meadowcroft
21 January 2013
An important component of the argument of F. A. Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom is that those people likely to … Continue reading “Why do the worst get on top? An answer from Public Choice”

Without capitalism, can there be culture?

11 October 2012

Without capitalism, can there be culture?

Stephen Michael MacLean
11 October 2012
John Meadowcroft’s recent article in defence of free markets, ‘From Big Macs to Big Brother’, begins thus: ‘One of the … Continue reading “Without capitalism, can there be culture?”

From Big Macs to Big Brother: the market and culture

10 September 2012

From Big Macs to Big Brother: the market and culture

John Meadowcroft
10 September 2012
One of the most important contemporary debates in political economy concerns the impact of the market on culture and the … Continue reading “From Big Macs to Big Brother: the market and culture”

A libertarian argument for Alternative Vote

1 September 2010

A libertarian argument for Alternative Vote

John Meadowcroft
1 September 2010
Libertarians have traditionally been sceptical of the case for electoral reform, in large part because there appears to be a … Continue reading “A libertarian argument for Alternative Vote”

Nick Clegg: this week’s mephedrone?

22 April 2010

Nick Clegg: this week’s mephedrone?

John Meadowcroft
22 April 2010
Political commentators are currently expending much energy trying to explain (what we might call) the Nick Clegg phenomenon – including … Continue reading “Nick Clegg: this week’s mephedrone?”

Bringing privatisation into disrepute

18 June 2009

Bringing privatisation into disrepute

John Meadowcroft
18 June 2009
Advocates of privatisation have often paid insufficient attention to one of the most important reasons why scholars like Friedman and … Continue reading “Bringing privatisation into disrepute”

A libertarian argument for Alternative Vote

1 September 2010

A libertarian argument for Alternative Vote

John Meadowcroft
1 September 2010
Libertarians have traditionally been sceptical of the case for electoral reform, in large part because there appears to be a … Continue reading “A libertarian argument for Alternative Vote”

Nick Clegg: this week’s mephedrone?

22 April 2010

Nick Clegg: this week’s mephedrone?

John Meadowcroft
22 April 2010
Political commentators are currently expending much energy trying to explain (what we might call) the Nick Clegg phenomenon – including … Continue reading “Nick Clegg: this week’s mephedrone?”

Harriet Harman, property rights and the rule of law

3 March 2009
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Harriet Harman, property rights and the rule of law

John Meadowcroft
3 March 2009
Irrespective of the moral rights and wrongs of the former Royal Bank of Scotland chief Sir Fred Goodwin’s pension entitlement, … Continue reading “Harriet Harman, property rights and the rule of law”

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