Limited Government, Individual Liberty and the Rule of Law

Edited by the late Norman Barry, formerly Professor of Social and Political Theory, University of Buckingham, UK

'There is far more wisdom on a broad array of subjects to be found in this book than a review can possibly do justice to. Shenfield's writings will prove to be worthwhile reading for anyone who is a friend of liberty.'

• Contents: 1. A Biography (Charles K. Rowley) Part I: Law, Economy and the State 2. Friedrich A. von Hayek 3. The New Thought of F.A.Hayek 4. Hayek on Law 5. Equality before the Law 6. Must we Abolish the State? 7. The New Deal and the Supreme Court Part II: The Meaning of the Market 8. The Nature of Competition 9. The Economic System – Rules versus Authorities 10. Conservatism and the Liberal Economy 11. Myth and Reality in Anti-trust Part III: Socialism: The Fatal Conceit 12. Myth and Reality in Economic Systems 13. The Failure of Socialism Part IV: Trade Unions: Above the Law 14. The Rise of Trade Union Power in Britain 15. What About the Trade Unions? 16. Unions and National Politics 17. Thatcher’s Reform of Britain’s Labour Unions 18. Big Government, Big Labour and Big Business Part V: The Spirit of Capitalism 19. Capitalism under the Tests of Ethics 20. Sense and Nonsense about the Corporation 21. The Businessman and the Politician 22. The Roots of American Discontent 23. The Ideological War Against Western Society 24. The Ugly Intellectual