Andre Alves is presently completing a PhD at the London School of Economics. Jose Moreira is a Professor of Economics at the Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. Dr Meadowcroft is Lecturer in Public Policy at King's College London and the author of The Ethics of the Market (Palgrave, 2005) and co-author of Rescuing Social Capital from Social Democracy (Institute of Economic Affairs, 2007).

"The volumes in this timely series comprise the most comprehensive body of material on conservative and libertarian thought yet published in a single project devoted to the subject. The series will prove an indispensable tool not only for those concerned with the history of political thought but also for those who confront the challenging task of constructing a viable contemporary conservative identity. Professor Meadowcroft had a difficult editorial task, to which he has responded with a judicious choice of thinkers and topics." Noel O'Sullivan, Professor of Political Philosophy, the University of Hull, UK.

• Each study includes:; a) intellectual biography; b) historical context; c) critical exposition of the thinker's work; d) reception and influence; e) contemporary relevance; f) bibliography including references to electronic resources; g) index.