Solving Problems Without Large Government: Devolution, Fairness, and Equality

Solving Problems Without Large Government circumvents sterile discussions of federalism and privatization by discussing the potential role of sub-local government-assisted entities in providing effective and fair access to services. Some readers will be astonished at the numerous examples of vital social functions which have already been handled at this level, in a variety of societies throughout history. The proper use of small institutions, Liebmann argues, can actually serve to foster greater economic equity and political power.

GEORGE W. LIEBMANN is an attorney in Baltimore, and is the author of The Little Platoons: Sub-Local Governments in Modern History and The Gallows in the Grove: Civil Society in American Law. He has been Simon Industrial and Professional Fellow at the University of Manchester and a Visiting Fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge.