The participants of the 2009 Liberty Camp are asked to read the following material before arriving at Bohinj...
ALL days and ALL sessions
- The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism, 2008, SAGE Publications, pp: 295-307.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Lecture: The Philosophies of Freedom by Aleksandar Novaković
- Fareed Zakaria: A Brief History of Human Liberty
- Benjamin Constant: The Liberty of Ancients Compared with that of Moderns
- Lord Acton: The History of Freedom in Antiquity (excerpts)
- Tibor R. Machan: Why Modern Liberalism is in Retreat
- James M. Buchanan: The Soul of Classical Liberalism
- Aleksandar Novakovic: The Philosophies of Freedom (lecture thesis)
Lecture: Philosophical and Historical Roots of Liberty by Bernard Brščič
- Norman P. Barry, “The New Liberalism,” British Journal of Political Science. 13, 1. (Jan., 1983), pp. 93-123.
- Ludwig von Mises Institute, What is Austrian Economics?
Lecture: The Rule of Law, Property Rights and the Free Society by Bernard Brščič
- Richard M. Ebeling, “Free Markets, the Rule of Law, and Classical Liberalism,” The Freeman 5, 54 (May 2004), pp: 33-42.
Discussion: The Proper Role of Government by Tanja Štumberger
- David Boaz, “The Roots of Libertarianism,” in Libertarianism: A Primer (New York: The free Press, 1997), pp: 27-58.
- Rand, Ayn, “Man’s Rights,” The Virtue of Selfishness, pp: 65-72.
- Murray Rothbard, “The State,” in The Libertarian Reader (New York: The Free Press, 1997), pp: 36-41.
- Herbert Spencer, “The Right to Ignore the State,” in The Libertarian Reader (New York: The Free Press, 1997), pp: 149-53.
Discussion: Private Charity versus the Welfare State by Matej Kovač
Friday, September 18, 2009
Lecture: Economic Roots of Liberty by Miroslav Prokopijević
- Friedman, Milton. “The Relationship of Economic and Political Freedom,” Capitalism and Freedom (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002), pp: 7-21.
Lecture: Markets and Morality by Bernard Brščič
- Jesús Huerta de Soto, “The Ethics of Capitalism,” Journal of Markets & Morality 2, 2 (Fall 1999), pp: 150-63
Guest Lectue: Size of Government and Economic Growth by Andrei Illarionov, Cato Institute
- Andrei Illarionov, "Friedman and Russia," Cato Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Winter 2008.
Lecture: Economic Crisis and the Demise of Capitalism by Bernard Brščič
- Richard M. Ebeling, “The Current Economic Crisis and the Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle,” The Freeman 5, 58 (June 2008), pp: 4-5.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Discussion: Self-interest and Pride as a Virtue by Tanja Štumberger
- David Kelley, “A Philosophy for the 21st Century,” in The New Individualist (October 2007), pp: 41-49.
- Robert James Bidinotto, “The Revolutionary Philosophy of Atlas Shrugged,” in The New Individualist (October 2007), pp: 32-39.
Discussion: Why the Worst Get on Top by Miroslav Prokopijević
- Caplan, B. 2007.“The Myth of the Rational Voter, Princeton UP,” In praise of the study of folly. pp. 205-9.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Lecture: History and Danger of Socialism: Return to Tribalism by Aleksandar Novaković
- Ludwig von Mises: Socialism – An Economic and Sociological Analysis (Ecerpts)
- F.A. Hayek: The Road to Serfdom, Chaps.: 2, 3, 12, and 13.
- Joseph T. Salerno, Why Socialist Economy Is Impossible
Discussion: The Nature of a Liberal Democracy by Aleksandar Novaković
- Paul Gottfried, “On Liberal and Democratic Nationhood,” the Journal of Libertarian Studies 10, 1 (Fall 1991), pp: 1-10.
Discussion: Why is Socialism Economically Impossible? by Miroslav Prokopijević
- Mises, L. 1998. “The impossibility of economic calculation under socialism,” in Human Action, (Auburn: Mises Institute), pp. 698-715.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Lecture: Transition in Central and Eastern Europe: Facts and Lessons by Rado Pezdir
- Laar M.: Little country that could. Center for research into post-communist economies. New series no. 19. London. 2002. (excerpt)
- Pezdir R. : Thirteen years of gradualism - inhibiting transition in Slovenia?. Post-communist econ. (Print), 2006, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 51-68.
Discussion: From Socialism to Bogus Capitalism by Rado Pezdir
- Mrkaić M., Pezdir R.: Transition and Political Markets: Post-War German versus Post-Socialist Slovenian Reconstruction. Economic Affairs, Vol. 27, Issue 4, pp. 58-64, December 2007.
- Nozick R.: Anarchy, State and Utopia. Blackwell publishing. 2001.
Discussion: National Interest: An Enemy to Liberty by Primož Kocuvan
Lecture: Institutions and Growth by Marijana Bađun
- North, Douglass C., "Economic Performance through Time," American Economic Review, 1994, vol. 84, issue 3, pp: 359-68.
********************Optional Readings- Buchanan, James M., “What Should Economists Do?” What Should Economists Do? (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1979), pp. 17-37.
- Andrei Illarionov, "Friedman and Russia," Cato Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Winter 2008.
- Hayek, Friedrich, “Economics and Knowledge,” in Hayek, Individualism and Economic Order, pp. 33-56.
- Kirzner, Israel M., “Hayek, Knowledge, and Market Processes,” Perception, Opportunity, and Profit, pp. 13-32.
- Scalia, A. “Economic Affairs as Human Affairs,” in Toward Liberty. Ed.
- Boaz, D., 2002 (Washington D.C: Cato Institute), pp. 329-336.
- Schumpeter, Joseph A., “Hayek, Knowledge, and Market Processes,” The Theory of Economic Development, pp. 74-90.
