Catallaxy ® Institute - Classical Liberalism

There is no practicable measure of the degree of inequality that is desirable (…). It is difficult to see (…) in what sense it could ever be legitimate to say that any one person is too far ahead of the rest or that it would be harmful to society if the progress of some greatly outstripped that of others. (...) In the long run, the existence of groups ahead of the rest is clearly an advantage to those who are behind.

Hayek, Friedrich A.

The Constitution of Liberty

1960 , p. 46

Quotation of the week: Bastiat on redistributive measures

Video:

INTERVIEW - Prof. Pascal Salin (Paris, 18.5.09)

Courses and seminars: "Law, Liberty and Democracy" : Rome, 5-25 Oct 2009

Articles and papers:

COMMENT (Prof. Salin interview) - Monopoly, competition and competitors (G. Birindelli, 3.7.09)		PAPER - Emergencies, government intervention and the "No vote mechanism" (G. Birindelli, 18.6.09)

ARTICLE - Selective Condemnation of Discrimination (G. Birindelli, 30.4.09)		PAPER - Arbitrariness and Expediency (G. Birindelli, 12.4.09)

ARTICLE - The Wrong Conflict of Interests (G. Birindelli, 21.3.09)		ARTICLE - Two Concepts of Equality Before the Law (G. Birindelli, 17.3.09)

ARTICLE - The Freedom of a Curious Character (J.D. Serrano, 6.3.09)		PAPER - A Comparative Approach to the Protection of Fashion Innovations (A. Wulf, 2007)