A Plea for Liberty: An Argument Against Socialism and Socialistic Legislation

by Thomas Mackay (Editor)

Overview

This collection of essays was originally published in 1891, at a time when the modern welfare state was first taking shape. The theoretical and empirical contributions are fine examples of the classical liberal tradition in British thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780913966969
Publisher:	Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/01/1982
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	563
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.75(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

FOREWORD BY JEFFREY PAUL vii
PREFACE BY THOMAS MACKAY xix
SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS xxv
INTRODUCTION From Freedom to Bondage 3
By HERBERT SPENCER 1. The Impracticability of Socialism 35
By EDWARD STANLEY ROBERTSON
2. The Limits of Liberty 79
By WORDSWORTH DONISTHORPE
3. Liberty for Labour 137
By GEORGE HOWELL, M.P.
4. State Socialism in the Antipodes 183
By CHARLES FAIRFIELD
5. The Discontent of the Working-Classes 255
By EDMUND VINCENT
6. Investment 287
By THOMAS MACKAY
7. Free Education 331
By REV. B. H. ALFORD
8. The Housing of the Working-Classes and of the Poor 349
By ARTHUR RAFFALOVICH
9. The Evils of State Trading as Illustrated by the Post Office 385
By FREDERICK MILLAR
10. Free Libraries 415
By M. D. O’BRIEN
11. The State and Electrical Distribution 443
By F. W. BEAUCHAMP GORDON
12. The True Line of Deliverance 475
By HON. AUBERON HERBERT INDEX 521