Humane Studies Review - Fall 1988

A Research and Study Guide

PDF Version Institute for Humane Studies 9/1/1988

Volume 6, Number 1

Inside HSR:

• Is the city a voluntary organization? Urban historian David Beito reveals the voluntary roots of the city and proposes an exciting research program. 
  
• Are governmental central banks necessary for monetary stability? Economist Kurt Schuler examines the literature on free banking. 
  
• Does the growth of state power reflect a struggle among intellectuals - or among economic interests? Economic historian Robert Higgs criticizes historian Stephen Davies. 
  
• Was John Locke a radical? George H. Smith, philosopher and historian, reviews recent scholarship on Locke.