[PDF] Government And Legal Plunder eBook

Author : Frédéric Bastiat
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 44,47 MB
Release : 2023-10-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :

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"The Law" by Frédéric Bastiat is a thought-provoking and insightful exploration of the fundamental principles and intricacies of the law. Bastiat's work takes readers on a journey into the philosophical and ethical underpinnings of legal systems, shedding light on how laws impact societies and individuals. With clarity and precision, he delves into the role of the law in maintaining order, protecting individual rights, and the potential pitfalls of overreaching legislation. Bastiat's work continues to be relevant and influential, offering readers a timeless perspective on the principles that underlie the concept of justice and the law's crucial role in shaping civilizations. Whether you're a student of political philosophy, law, or simply interested in the foundations of a just society, "The Law" provides valuable insights and remains a significant work in the realm of legal and political literature.

Author : Frederic Bastiat
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 23,34 MB
Release : 2017-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1365880419

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First published in 1850 as a pamphlet, The Law by Frederic Bastiat defines the nature of law and the role of government. It is essential reading for law students and anyone interested in jurisprudence.

Author : Frederic Bastiat
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,64 MB
Release : 2007-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789562910118

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Bastiat's The Law is the classic work which defines the right and just system of laws for a free people, and demonstrates how such laws facilitate a free society.

Author : Ugo Mattei
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,85 MB
Release : 2008-03-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1405178949

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Plunder examines the dark side of the Rule of Law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by Western countries in order to legitimize plunder – the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones. Challenges traditionally held beliefs in the sanctity of the Rule of Law by exposing its dark side Examines the Rule of Law's relationship with 'plunder' – the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones – in the service of Western cultural and economic domination Provides global examples of plunder: of oil in Iraq; of ideas in the form of Western patents and intellectual property rights imposed on weaker peoples; and of liberty in the United States Dares to ask the paradoxical question – is the Rule of Law itself illegal?

Author : Claude Frédéric Bastiat
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 46,95 MB
Release : 2024-04-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 1528799240

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Discover the timeless manifesto that ignited a revolution in economic thought. Frederic Bastiat masterfully argues for the preservation of individual liberty and the limitation of government intervention. With piercing clarity, he exposes the inherent dangers of using law as a tool for plunder and coercion, urging readers to champion the principles of justice, freedom, and the rule of law. Bastiat's significance in the realm of economics lies in his unparalleled ability to distill complex economic concepts into clear, accessible prose. A seminal work that remains as relevant today as it was in Bastiat's time, The Law is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the foundations of a just society and the perils of unchecked government power.

Author : Kadashan
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 46,9 MB
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781508612100

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George Washington said,”A primary object…should be the education of our youth in the science of government…” We must take on this task of educating our children about the correct functioning of our governments very seriously; we need to learn from great thinkers of the past and present. A good beginning would be Frederic Bastiat, a French economist, statesman, and author, who wrote an imposing treatise called The Law in the mid 1800's. This was a time when France was on the verge of converting to complete socialism . He spends considerable time talking about one of the elements of socialism: legal plunder, he asserts that legal plunder is “when the law takes property from one person and gives it to another “

Author : édéric Bastiat
Publisher : Collected Works of Frédéric Ba
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,28 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780865978300

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Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850) was a keen observer of political and economic problems and a passionate proponent of liberal economic theory. This book collects nineteen of Bastiat's articles, ranging from the theory of value and rent, public choice and collective action, government intervention and regulation, the balance of trade, education, and trade unions to price controls, capital and growth, and taxation. Throughout his articles, Bastiat demonstrates how the combination of careful logic, consistency of principle, and clarity of exposition is the instrument for solving most economic and social problems. In his famous essay "The Law" Bastiat explains that the law, far from being what it ought to be, "namely the instrument that enabled the state to protect individuals' rights and property", had become the means for what he termed "spoliation" (or plunder). From the article "The State" written at the height of the 1848 Revolution in June, comes perhaps his best-remembered quotation: "The state is the great fiction by which everyone endeavours to live at the expense of everyone else". In this volume readers will find extensive introductory material, including notes on the translation and on the editions of the uvres completes, a chronology of Bastiat's life and works, two maps of France showing the cities associated with Bastiat, annotations to the articles, and a bibliography. A special section provides charming, little-known anecdotes about Bastiat and his contemporaries, including his editor Prosper Paillottet, who became Bastiat's firm friend and eventually his executor. This section also includes discussions of key concepts such as individualism, laissez-faire, industry, plunder, and the right to work. Three glossaries explain persons, places, and subjects and terms.

Author : Guy Standing
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 18,14 MB
Release : 2019-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0241396336

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'One of the most important books I've read in years' Brian Eno We are losing the commons. Austerity and neoliberal policies have depleted our shared wealth; our national utilities have been sold off to foreign conglomerates, social housing is almost non-existent, our parks are cordoned off for private events and our national art galleries are sponsored by banks and oil companies. This plunder deprives us all of our common rights, recognized as far back as the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest of 1217, to share fairly and equitably in our public wealth. Guy Standing leads us through a new appraisal of the commons, stemming from the medieval concept of common land reserved in ancient law from marauding barons, to his modern reappraisal of the resources we all hold in common - a brilliant new synthesis that crystallises quite how much public wealth has been redirected to the 1% in recent decades through the state-approved exploitation of everything from our land to our state housing, health and benefit systems, to our justice system, schools, newspapers and even the air we breathe. Plunder of the Commons proposes a charter for a new form of commoning, of remembering, guarding and sharing that which belongs to us all, to slash inequality and soothe our current political instability.