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June 2009, Volume 29, Issue 2
- 28-35 Online Free Markets And Entrepreneurship In The Muslim World
by Mark Frazier & Shannon Ewing - 36-41 The Legal Autonomy Of The Dubai International Financial Centre: A Scalable Strategy For Global Free‐Market Reforms
by Michael Strong & Robert Himber - 42-45 The Essence Of The Austrian School
by Jesús Huerta de Soto - 46-49 New Modes Of Monetary Policy: Qualitative Easing By The Fed
by Philipp Bagus & Markus H. Schiml - 50-55 Market Competition, Community Rating, Risk Equalisation And Efficiency In Health Insurance – A Case Study
by Sean D. Barrett - 56-61 A Few Critical Remarks On Globalisation, Democracy And Spatiality
by Piotr Zientara - 62-66 Predicting The Costs And Benefits Of Mega‐Sporting Events: Misjudgement Of Olympic Proportions?
by Jonathan Barclay - 67-68 Sir Alan Walters' Role In The Revival Of Currency Boards
by John Greenwood - 69-70 The Future Of The Seabed
by Russell Lewis - 71-73 20 Years After: The Fall And Rise Of Socialism In East Germany
by Kristian Niemietz - 74-77 The Fatal Error Of Solvency Ii
by Jesús Huerta de Soto - 78-81 ‘Money Means Not Money’– Reflections On The Meaning Of Money 1909–2009
by Arthur Edwards - 82-84 The Case Against Meliorism: Veiled Tragedies, Or When Cost–Benefit Analysis Is In Principle Impossible
by Joseph S. Fulda - 85-87 Crass Keynesianism
by G. R. Steele - 88-88 Expropriation Of The British Banking Sector
by Tim Congdon - 89-89 The End Of The Free‐Market Revolution: Causes And Consequences
by Razeen Sally - 90-90 The Profit Motive In Education
by James Stanfield - 91-91 Africa'S Problem: Wrong Gets It All Right
by Roger Bate - 92-92 The Road To Serfdom, Now More Than Ever
by John Meadowcroft - 93-94 The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why it Matters – By Diane Coyle
by Emily Washington - 94-94 Funding Fathers: The Unsung Heroes of the Conservative Movement – By Nicole Hoplin and Ron Robinson
by John Blundell - 94-95 Gun Control On Trial – By Brian Doherty
by Gary Mauser - 95-96 Law, Informal Rules and Economic Performance: The Case for Common Law – By Svetozar Pejovich
by Erin Marie Agemy - 96-97 The Global Bell Curve: Race, IQ, and Inequality Worldwide – By Richard Lynn
by Frank Ellis - 97-98 The Institutional Economics of Corruption and Reform: Theory, Evidence and Policy – By Johann Graf Lambsdorff
by Ruzica Simic
March 2009, Volume 29, Issue 1
- 2-6 Editorial: Ppp/Pfi – Solution Or Problem?
by David Parker - 7-12 The Use Of Contract By Government And Its Agents
by Martin Ricketts - 13-19 The Private Financing Of Nhs Hospitals: Politics, Policy And Practice
by Mark Hellowell & Allyson M. Pollock - 20-25 New Labour, Public–Private Partnerships And Rail Transport Policy
by Robert Jupe - 26-32 Public–Private Partnerships In The Netherlands: Policy, Projects And Lessons
by Erik‐Hans Klijn - 33-39 PPPs: THE PASSAGE OF TIME PERMITS A SOBER REFLECTION
by Graeme A. Hodge & Carsten Greve - 40-44 Bankruptcy, The Credit Card And American Freedom
by Robert Ellmann - 45-48 Current Global Warming Alarmism And The Mont Pelerin Society'S Long‐Term Agenda
by Václav Klaus - 49-53 The Nationalisation Of Retirement Savings Accounts In Argentina
by Kristian Niemietz - 54-57 Bush'S New Deal
by Katharine Cornell Gorka - 58-63 So Near And Yet So Far In Geneva
by Ronald Stewart‐Brown - 64-70 Power Against People: A Christian Critique Of The State
by Philip Vander Elst - 71-76 Open Occupations – Why Work Should Be Free
by Jason Potts - 77-79 On The Effectiveness Of Fiscal Policy As An Instrument Of Macroeconomic Policy
by Philip Arestis & John McCombie - 80-82 On The Ineffectiveness Of Fiscal Policy As An Instrument Of Macroeconomic Policy
by Tim Congdon - 83-85 Containing Sino‐European Protectionism
by Fredrik Erixon & Patrick Messerlin - 86-88 South–South Trade: Beyond Geography
by Dilip K. Das - 89-91 Monetary Policy And The Credit Crunch
by Patrick Minford - 92-94 Great Crash/Credit Crunch: Friedrich Hayek'S Business Cycle Theory
by G. R. Steele - 95-97 A Review Of The British Academy Report, Punching Our Weight: The Humanities And Social Sciences In Public Policy Making
by Craig Smith - 98-98 A Dreadful Mess
by Tim Congdon - 99-99 Exit Goldilocks, Enter Crisis And New Protectionist Threats
by Razeen Sally - 100-100 The Rise And Fall Of Human Capital Theory
by James Stanfield - 101-101 India Improves Efforts To Prevent Fake Drugs
by Roger Bate - 102-102 Minimum Wage: The Dog That Is About To Bark
by John Meadowcroft - 103-103 HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF SPORT ‐ edited by Wladimir Andreff and Stefan Szymanski
by John Blundell - 104-104 THE PREDATOR STATE: HOW CONSERVATIVES ABANDONED THE FREE MARKET AND WHY LIBERALS SHOULD TOO ‐ by James K. Galbraith
by Mark Koyama - 104-106 THE CULT OF STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE: HOW THE STANDARD ERROR COSTS US JOBS, JUSTICE, AND LIVES ‐ by Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre N. McCloskey
by Art Carden - 106-107 THE CULT OF THE PRESIDENCY ‐ by Gene Healy
by Katharine Cornell Gorka - 107-108 DOES FOREIGN AID REALLY WORK? ‐ by Roger C. Riddell
by Rosemarie Fike - 108-109 NUDGE: IMPROVING DECISIONS ABOUT HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS ‐ by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
by Johan Wennström - 109-110 THE AGE OF TURBULENCE: ADVENTURES IN A NEW WORLD (revised edition) ‐ by Alan Greenspan
by Steven H. Chasin
December 2008, Volume 28, Issue 4
- 2-4 Editorial: Healthcare: State Failure
by Tim Evans & Helen Evans - 5-9 Nhs As State Failure: Lessons From The Reality Of Nationalised Healthcare
by Helen Evans - 10-15 Realities Of Health Policy In North America: Government Is The Problem, Not The Solution
by Brett J. Skinner - 16-21 Challenges Of Mixed‐Economy Solutions In Healthcare: The Examples Of Switzerland And Singapore
by Pierre Bessard - 22-26 Rise Of The Therapeutic State: New Challenges For Twenty‐First‐Century Medicine
by Tim Evans - 27-31 The Overtaking Of The Politicians: A Libertarian Reflects On The State Of The British Healthcare Debate
by Brian Micklethwait - 32-35 Freeholds And Freedom: The Importance Of Private Property In Promoting And Securing Liberty
by Paul Johnson - 36-41 Testing Times For Central Banks – Is There Room For Austrian Ideas At The Top Table?
by Anthony J. Evans & Toby Baxendale - 42-47 The Economic Science Fiction Of Climate Change: A Free‐Market Perspective On The Stern Review And The Ipcc
by Graham Dawson - 48-52 Economic Progress And Climate Change Issues: A Dissenting Viewpoint
by David Henderson - 53-56 The Importance Of Solo Patrol In Policing A Liberal Society: A Response To John Blundell
by Roy Bailey - 57-61 Economic Effects Of Smoking Bans On Restaurants And Pubs
by Barrie Craven & Michael L. Marlow - 62-67 Employment Of Older Workers In Poland: Issues And Policy Implications
by Piotr Zientara - 68-71 Pension Reform, Political Pressure And Public Choice – The Case Of France
by Laura Thompson - 72-74 Market Failure: A Failed Paradigm
by Philip Booth - 75-76 Banking On Socialism
by Terry Arthur - 77-79 Inflation: Plus Ça Change
by G. R. Steele - 80-81 An Appeal To Reason: A Cool Look At Global Warming, By Nigel Lawson
by Robert P. Murphy & David Boomer - 82-82 ‘Golden Rules’ Are Not Made To Be Broken
by Tim Congdon - 83-83 Globalisation And Social Democracy
by Razeen Sally - 84-84 Crowding Out In Education
by James Stanfield - 85-85 A Dangerous Eurohazard
by Roger Bate - 86-86 ‘Green’ School Provides A Lesson In Wasting Resources
by John Meadowcroft - 87-88 SEX, SCIENCE AND PROFITS ‐ By Terence Kealey
by Florence Heath - 88-89 WIKINOMICS: HOW MASS COLLABORATION CHANGES EVERYTHING ‐ By Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams
by Claire Morgan - 89-89 THE POLITICS OF FREEDOM: TAKING ON THE LEFT, THE RIGHT, AND THREATS TO OUR LIBERTIES ‐ By David Boaz
by John Blundell - 89-91 THE FORTUNE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID: ERADICATING POVERTY THROUGH PROFITS ‐ By C. K. Prahalad
by Art Carden - 91-92 THE POST‐AMERICAN WORLD ‐ By Fareed Zakaria
by Jan Zilinsky - 92-92 THE BEST BOOK ON THE MARKET ‐ By Eamonn Butler
by Johan Wennström - 92-93 CHINA: FRAGILE SUPERPOWER ‐ By Susan L. Shirk
by Roger Fox
September 2008, Volume 28, Issue 3
- 2-6 Editorial: The Economic Analysis Of Institutions
by Martin Ricketts - 7-14 Transaction Cost Economics: The Precursors
by Oliver E. Williamson - 15-23 The New Institutional Economics – A Different Approach To Economic Analysis
by Eirik G. Furubotn & Rudolf Richter - 24-31 Institutions And The Environment
by Elinor Ostrom - 32-37 Some Alternative Approaches To Utility Regulation
by Stephen Littlechild - 38-44 Irish National Lottery Sports Capital Grant Allocations, 1999–2007: Natural Experiments On Political Influence
by John Considine & Frank Crowley & Sinead Foley & Marie O’Connor - 45-49 Does The Impact Of Institutional Quality On Economic Growth Depend On Initial Income Level?
by José Aixalá & Gema Fabro - 50-56 A Securitised Market For Human Capital
by Wei‐Choun Yu & Donald M. Salyards - 57-61 Rapid Growth In China And The Asian Economies: Some Stylised Free‐Market Policy Inferences
by Dilip K. Das - 62-64 Fair Trade Is Counterproductive – And Unfair
by David R. Henderson - 65-67 Innovation Nation
by Terence Kealey - 68-69 Harold Wilson'S Devaluation: A Salutary Lesson
by G. R. Steele - 70-71 The Entrepreneurial Employee
by Joseph S. Fulda - 72-73 ‘The Greatest And Widest‐Ranging Market Failure Ever Seen’: Really?
by Arthur Ma - 74-74 High Oil Prices Are A Blessing In Disguise
by Tim Congdon - 75-75 South‐East Asia And Globalisation
by Razeen Sally - 76-76 Africa'S Great Leap Backward
by James Stanfield - 77-77 China'S Dangerous Drug Exports
by Roger Bate - 78-78 Universal, Free Healthcare: Don'T Believe The Hype
by John Meadowcroft - 79-80 HAYEK AND HUMAN RIGHTS: FOUNDATIONS FOR A MINIMALIST APPROACH TO LAW ‐ by John C. W. Touchie
by Sandra Peart - 80-81 PUBLIC SECTOR AUDITING: IS IT VALUE FOR MONEY? ‐ by Sir John Bourn and SYSTEMS THINKING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR ‐ by John Seddon
by D. R. Myddelton - 81-81 CREATING A WORLD WITHOUT POVERTY: HOW SOCIAL BUSINESS CAN TRANSFORM OUR LIVES ‐ by Muhummad Yunus
by Daniel Sacks - 82-82 FROM ANGER TO APATHY: THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE SINCE 1975 ‐ Mark Garnett
by John Blundell - 82-83 SEVEN YEARS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: PERESTROIKA IN PERSPECTIVE ‐ by Archie Brown
by Jack Edmonds - 83-84 OVER TO YOU, MR. BROWN: HOW LABOUR CAN WIN AGAIN ‐ by Anthony Giddens
by John Spiers
June 2008, Volume 28, Issue 2
- 2-4 Editorial: Housing For The Poor: The Role Of Government
by Peter King - 5-10 British Social Housing And The Voluntary Sector
by Robert Whelan - 11-16 Policies In The United States To Provide Housing Assistance To Low‐Income Households
by Ronald D. Utt - 17-24 Urbanisation And Informality In Africa'S Housing Markets
by Karol Boudreaux - 25-30 Low‐Income Housing In Indian Cities: Some Considerations For Policy
by Zainab Bawa & Parth J. Shah - 31-36 Competition And Social Housing In Europe
by Michael Oxley & Marja Elsinga & Marietta Haffner & Harry Van Der Heijden - 37-41 No Choice: Reforming Social Housing In England
by Peter King - 42-47 Vouchers And School Choice: The Evidence
by Greg Forster - 48-52 An Ethical Assessment Of The Use Of Economic Sanctions As A Tool Of Foreign Policy
by Charles A. Rarick & Martine Duchatelet - 53-58 The Global Imbalances: What Is The Problem?
by Max Corden - 59-62 Comments On ‘The Global Imbalances: What Is The Problem?’, The 2007 Wincott Lecture, Given By Max Corden
by Martin Wolf - 63-64 Buying Local Is Not Necessarily Green
by Andrew Lilico - 65-66 High Cotton: Why The Usa Should Not Provide Subsidies To Cotton Farmers
by Madeline Helling & Scott Beaulier & Joshua Hall - 67-69 Friedrich Hayek: The Complete Economist
by G. R. Steele - 70-72 The Most Important Book On The Most Important Topic Of Our Day: A Review Of After War: The Political Economy Of Exporting Democracy, By Christopher J. Coyne
by Peter Boettke - 73-73 Editorial
by Philip Booth - 74-75 Free Marketeers Should Support Student‐Centred Funding
by Greg Forster - 76-77 An Idea Whose Time Has Come
by Paul Marshall - 78-79 Can The Pupil Premium Work?
by Sam Freedman - 80-81 Has Anybody Thought About The Costs?
by Andrew Haldenby - 82-84 Premia Post‐16: Not So Easy?
by Alison Wolf - 85-86 Comment On The Pupil Premium
by David Laws - 87-88 Comment On The Pupil Premium
by Michael Gove - 89-89 Should The Bank Of England Exist?
by Tim Congdon - 90-90 The Political Economy Of Policy Reform: The Developing‐Country Experience
by Razeen Sally - 91-91 Another Hole In The Wall
by James Stanfield - 92-92 Free Trade Improves Your Health
by Roger Bate - 93-93 Are The Liberal Democrats The Party Of Liberty?
by John Meadowcroft - 94-95 THE MYTH OF THE RATIONAL VOTER ‐ By Bryan Caplan
by John Meadowcroft - 95-95 L’HOMME LIBRE: FESTSCHRIFT IN HONOUR OF PASCAL SALIN ‐ Edited by Mathieu Laine and Guido Hülsmann
by Oskari Juurikkala - 96-96 DISCOVER YOUR INNER ECONOMIST ‐ By Tyler Cowen
by John Blundell - 96-97 BAD SAMARITANS: RICH NATIONS, POOR POLICIES AND THE THREAT TO THE DEVELOPING WORLD ‐ By Ha‐Joon Chang
by Johan Wennström - 97-98 THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESS: HOW MARKET‐BASED MANAGEMENT BUILT THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRIVATE COMPANY ‐ By Charles G. Koch
by Roger Fox - 98-100 MODERN CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING: COMMENTARIES AND INTERPRETATIONS ‐ Edited by Kenneth R. Himes
by Philip Booth - 100-101 OPPOSING THE CRUSADER STATE: ALTERNATIVES TO GLOBAL INTERVENTIONISM ‐ Edited by Robert Higgs and Carl P. Close
by Katharine Cornell Gorka - 101-102 MULLAHS, MERCHANTS, AND MILITANTS: THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE OF THE ARAB WORLD ‐ By Stephen J. Glain
by Farzana Chowdhury
March 2008, Volume 28, Issue 1
- 2-3 Editorial: New Perspectives On The Economics And Politics Of Ageing
by Philip Booth & Nick Silver - 4-10 The Young Held To Ransom – A Public Choice Analysis Of The Uk State Pension System
by Philip Booth - 11-16 Punishing The Poor: A Critique Of Means‐Tested Retirement Benefits
by Oskari Juurikkala - 17-22 Older Workers, Government And Business: Implications For Ageing Populations Of A Globalising Economy
by Brad Jorgensen & Philip Taylor - 23-28 The Economics, Political And Financial Implications Of Ageing Populations
by Gabriel Stein - 29-34 Demographic Effects On Economic Growth And Consequences For The Provision Of Pensions
by Nicholas Misoulis - 35-40 Sustainable Pension Reform In India: Towards A Market‐Based System
by Oskari Juurikkala - 41-46 Learning To Walk Before We Can Price: The Costs And Benefits Of Road Pricing Policies
by Alex Bowerman - 47-51 A New Model For Public Services
by Fiona Bulmer - 52-57 Defining, Measuring And Defending Liberty: A Review Of The Quality Of Freedom By Matthew H. Kramer And Norms Of Liberty: A Perfectionist Basis For Non‐Perfectionist Politics By Douglas B. Rasmussen And Douglas J. Den Uyl
by Elaine Sternberg - 58-59 Repairing The Cracks: The Supervisory Role Of The Bank Of England Post‐Northern Rock
by David B. Smith - 60-62 Binge Borrowers Or Rational Consumers? The Fsa And Government Failure
by Graham Dawson - 63-65 Winners And Losers From Dollar Depreciation
by Sergio Da Silva & Gabrielle De Lima & Roberto Meurer - 66-69 Developing A Constitution For A Liberal European Union
by George Herbert - 70-73 An Economically Liberal European Union Will Not Be Delivered By The Eu Reform Treaty
by Ruth Lea - 74-76 A Review Of The Collected Works Of F. A. Hayek: Volume Ii, The Road To Serfdom: Text And Documents – The Definitive Edition, Edited By Bruce Caldwell
by John Blundell - 77-77 Government Short‐Termism And The Tax System
by Tim Congdon - 78-78 Europe And Asia
by Razeen Sally - 79-79 The Secret History Of Higher Education In The Usa
by James Stanfield - 80-80 Green Policies, Rather Than A Warming Planet, Will Cause More Death
by Roger Bate - 81-81 Do We Really Want To Make Poverty History?
by John Meadowcroft - 82-83 THE BOTTOM BILLION: WHY THE POOREST COUNTRIES ARE FAILING AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT ‐ by Paul Collier
by Christopher J. Coyne - 83-84 THE POLITICAL FUTURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY IN AGING SOCIETIES ‐ by Vincenzo Galasso
by Philip Booth - 84-85 KEYNES, THE KEYNESIANS AND MONETARISM ‐ by Tim Congdon
by Forrest Capie - 85-86 THE FORGOTTEN MAN: A NEW HISTORY OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION ‐ by Amity Shlaes
by Katharine Cornell Gorka - 86-87 JUNK MEDICINE: DOCTORS, LIES AND THE ADDICTION BUREAUCRACY ‐ by Theodore Dalrymple
by Jacob Sullum - 87-88 ANARCHY, STATE AND PUBLIC CHOICE ‐ Edited by Edward Stringham
by Ralf M. Bader - 88-89 THE AGE OF ABUNDANCE: HOW PROSPERITY TRANSFORMED AMERICA'S POLITICS AND CULTURE ‐ by Brink Lindsey
by John Blundell - 89-90 BUCK WILD: HOW THE REPUBLICANS BROKE THE BANK AND BECAME THE PARTY OF BIG GOVERNMENT ‐ by Stephen Slivinski
by Johan Wennström - 90-91 THE ORIGIN OF WEALTH: EVOLUTION, COMPLEXITY AND THE RADICAL REMAKING OF ECONOMICS ‐ by Eric D. Beinhocker
by Nick Silver
December 2007, Volume 27, Issue 4
- 2-3 Editorial: Policing A Liberal Society
by John Blundell - 4-11 Policing A Liberal Society
by John Blundell - 12-14 A People'S Police For The Twenty‐First Century: A Reply To Blundell
by Sara Thornton - 15-16 Willing The Ends But Not The Means: A Rejoinder To Thornton
by John Blundell - 17-22 The Effect Of Policing Strategies: Evidence From The Usa
by Andrew R. Gimber - 23-29 Compstat, Community Policing And The Science Of Success: A Market‐Based Approach To Police Management
by Matt Holian - 30-38 Private Policing And Private Roads: A Coasian Approach To Drunk‐Driving Policy
by Bruce L. Benson - 39-43 Policing For The People
by Davis David - 44-45 Policing In The Uk And Usa: A Brief Comparison
by Paul Evans - 46-51 Meddling In Other Men'S Affairs: The Case For Anarchy
by Gerard Casey - 52-57 Pensions, Fertility And Families
by Oskari Juurikkala - 58-64 Transition And Political Markets: Post‐War German Versus Post‐Socialist Slovenian Reconstruction
by Mićo Mrkaić & Rado Pezdir - 65-69 Economics And The Distinction Between Voluntary And Coercive Action
by Daniel B. Klein - 70-73 Homo Democraticus: Or Why Democracy Should Not Be The Objective Of Us Foreign Policy
by Katharine Cornell Gorka - 74-76 The Bus Industry In Danger
by John Hibbs - 77-80 Rethinking Professional Regulation
by Christian Seibert - 81-81 Financial Innovation Destroys And Creates – But Mostly Creates
by Tim Congdon - 82-82 China And Globalisation
by Razeen Sally - 83-83 For‐Profit Charities In Education
by James Stanfield - 84-84 Fake Drugs Kill The Poor
by Roger Bate