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Challenges in Classical Liberalism

Debating the Policies of Today Versus Tomorrow

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Editors:
  1. Alice L. Kassens

    1. Business & Economics Department, Roanoke College, Salem, USA

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  2. Joshua C. Hall

    1. Business and Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA

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  • Applies classical liberal ideas to contemporary policy debates and considers their merits and limitations
  • Models contemporary civic discourse around topics including land use, health insurance and technology
  • Illuminates new challenges for those working in the classical liberal tradition today

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism (PASTCL)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Joshua C. Hall, Alice L. Kassens
    Pages 1-9

  3. Land Use

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. The Case for Dynamic Cities

      • Brian J. Asquith, Margaret C. Bock
      Pages 13-34

    3. What’s Wrong with American Land Use: Market Failures, Bad Policies, or Politics?

      • Jenny Schuetz
      Pages 35-52

  4. Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Funding Students Instead of Systems: The Case for School Choice

      • Patrick J. Wolf, Corey A. DeAngelis
      Pages 55-76

    3. The Trouble with Outsourcing School Management

      • Samuel E. Abrams
      Pages 77-101

  5. Trade Openness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Free Trade as a Key to Economic Development

      • Arvind Panagariya
      Pages 105-123

    3. The Case for Regulated Trade

      • Ronald B. Davies
      Pages 125-139

  6. Labor Markets

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. How Job Creation, Job Destruction, and Match Capital Improve Worker Outcomes

      • Peter F. Orazem, Soumyadip Roy
      Pages 143-167

    3. Labor Market Regulations and Outcomes for American Workers

      • Amanda Novello
      Pages 169-189

  8. Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227
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    2. Coping with Technological Disruption

      • Adam Thierer
      Pages 229-250

    3. Law Controlling Technology

      • Ryan Calo
      Pages 251-262
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About this book

This book examines contemporary policy debates from opposing perspectives. It considers seven key topics in today’s society: land use, education, international trade, health insurance, technological change, and recreational alcohol and drugs. Two scholars with differing viewpoints discuss each topic, one working in the classical liberal tradition and the other advocating slower, incremental societal change. While classical liberalism historically presents a vision of society comprised of free and responsible individuals, this book shows the importance of considering the nuances of this vision today. Beyond theoretical regulation vs. de-regulation debates, the book highlights challenges for classical liberals by considering how dynamism and creative destruction may disrupt communities, leading to worse outcomes for some groups. This edited volume aims to deepen understanding of this challenge to a free society and partake in and encourage civil intellectual discourse and debate. It willinterest students and scholars from various fields, including economics, political science, public health, and environmental studies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Business & Economics Department, Roanoke College, Salem, USA

    Alice L. Kassens

  • Business and Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA

    Joshua C. Hall

About the editors

Alice Louise Kassens is John S. Shannon Professor of Economics at Roanoke College, a Senior Analyst with the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research, Director of the Center for Economic Freedom, and Research Fellow with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ Institute for Economic Equity. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Teaching. Kassens earned her BA in economics and history from the College of William and Mary and her Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University.

Joshua C. Hall is Milan Puskar Dean and Professor of Economics at the John Chambers College of Business & Economics at West Virginia University. He was the 2019-2020 Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Behavioral and Social Sciences and a 2015-2016 WVU Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award Recipient. He is editor of the Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from Ohio University and his Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 2007. Before returning to WVU, he was the Elbert H. Neese, Jr. Professor of Economics at Beloit College.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Challenges in Classical Liberalism

  • Book Subtitle: Debating the Policies of Today Versus Tomorrow

  • Editors: Alice L. Kassens, Joshua C. Hall

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32890-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-32889-3Published: 09 August 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-32892-3Due: 09 September 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-32890-9Published: 08 August 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2662-6470

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-6489

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 306

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Political Economy/Economic Systems, Environmental Economics, Public Health, Public Policy

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